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A term wired intelligence refers to the robot that has no programmed microprocessor. Instead, the golem has a particular connection of wires & parallel electronics between its detector & motors that gives it ostensibly intelligent actions. These actions may be complex plenty to produce a four-footed automaton that tries out the brilliantly light.

A groundwork for these theories is salt away "Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology" by Valentino Braitenberg.

Net Slows in Wake of Attacks
Internet traffic slowed Tuesday as people headed online for news of attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but major backbone networks appeared to hold up in the hours following the twin tragedies.

Tech Sites Pick up the News
Personalized Internet radio stations and technology websites abandoned their normal news-delivery operations as major Internet media outlets wilted under the crush of traffic following Tuesday's attacks in New York and Washington.

Trade Center Gone; Pentagon Hit
A coordinated terrorist attack on the United States Tuesday destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City, damaged the Pentagon in Washington and has all major American cities on tactical alert.

World Watches U.S. Attacks
Astonishing terrorist strikes in the United States quickly reached a global audience Tuesday, with many around the world watching live coverage as both World Trade Center towers collapsed.

Searching for Life Amid Rubble
Rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath.

Who Said the Web Fell Apart?
Information and links on the tragedy.

Experts Blast Airport Security
Security experts are stunned but not necessarily surprised that four domestic commercial jets were hijacked on Tuesday to carry out attacks on New York and Washington.

Tower Mementos Hot Souvenirs
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York City, people on Internet auction sites are apparently bidding up the prices of World Trade Center memorabilia, attempting, they say, to find some items with which to remember the buildings now completely destroyed.

Bush: 'Hunt Down' Terrorists
President George W. Bush on Tuesday condemned what he called an apparent "terrorist attack" on the World Trade Center and pledged the U.S. government will "hunt down" those responsible.

NY Phone Service Failing
Many people reached for their phones after the attack on the World Trade Center towers to see if loved ones were safe. But many calls wouldn't go through.