In the fourth part of the series, we take a quick look at the state of the art in computer vision and artificial intelligence to reality-check some basic'Seeing Eye Child' Robot Adoption Agency game design assumptions.

In the second part of the series, we take a closer look at the 'Seeing Eye Child' Robot Adoption Agency game idea and speculate about whether its weak link might be robot supply?

To ex-staffers and any 'Friend of Softalk', I want to remind folks that I will be in northern California (San Francisco) area, November 9th through 16th. I would value any opportunity to meet with folks who have fond memories of Softalk and stories to tell and, especially, anyone who shares an interest in The Softalk Apple Project.