The Michigan Daily--Saturday, July 17, 1982-page 5
PLO, Syria aceused
of violating cease-fire
By United Press International peared intent on keeping up the
Israel accused Syria and the PLO of pressure against the esimated 6,000
violating the latest cease-fire in Palestinian guerrillas trapped in west
Lebanon yesterday with attacks on its Beirut along with some 500,000
forces outside Beirut. civilians.
For their part, the Israelis tightened Witnesses said Israeli troops man-
their stranglehold on west Beirut, ning roadblocks around the entrances
preventing the entry of trucks laden to west Beirut turned away trucks with
with desperately needed flour and fuel flour, fuel and other supplies and
as thousands of demontrators marched allowed only a few, Red Cross vehicles
through the streets to demand food. and diplomats to cross their lines.
PRIME Minsiter Chefik Wazzan A 5-DAY-OLD ceasefire, the sixth of
appealed to U.S. envoy Philip Habib to the 41-day-old war, held in the city itself
persuade the Israelis to ease the 12- save for reeports of scattered sniping.
day-old blockade to allow in supplies, But IsraelsaidSyrian and PLO forces
including medicines. have been mounting scattered attacks
But diplomtds said Habib's chances against Israeli troops outside Beirut
were slim because the Isrealis ap- since Thursday.
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country is the lack of integrative teaching
to combine mechanical, computer, and
electrical skills.
"INDUSTRY needs people with an in-
terdisciplinary background," Koren
said. "What type of school can teach
this?"
The University's curriculum has
been changing over the last four years,
however, and now two courses try to
cross disciplinary boundaries by
teaching students how to hook com-
puters to robots, Koren added.
Many students felt the projects
provided valuable practical experien-
ce.
"THIS IS something I guess you
would do for industry," Randolph said. Koren
"It's a great test-bed for all kinds of applies robotics
ideas."
With his work on the constructed Koren predicts that the technology will
robot, Randolph is attempting to soon led to fully-automated factories.
increase the amount of instruction the "It's pretty close to that in Japan where
robot receives per second from the they are working very hard to achieve
computer. The increase would improve the target" of robot-operated factories,
the robot's ability to repeat precision he said.
operations, he explained. There is a current debate, however
And increased precision is the key over whether robotics will create more
advantage concerning robotics, ac- jobs than it destroys and whether it will
cording to Koren. "When you have provide an economic boost for
people working you have error. We are American manufacturers.
talking about precision and quality con- "That's what people said when
trol when we are talking about this automation first appeared," Raski
(robotics)," he said. said adding the robotics revolution .
What is the future for robotics? "appears inevitable,

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