[John Gutmann]

Where is have you thought about laptop size? the fragile LCD screen on it? Cost? a way to mount it. A operation system that will run without error, which means perfectly with a higher efficiency. This means no linux, no unix, no mac, no windows. they all get errors occasionally.

An embedded device is for more then controlling a microwave......there is is embedded devices in more things then you think. Cell phones and PDAs have said "embedded devices" in them. So if a PDA can have one why not a robot? If you give me a really good reason. I would certainly change my view on the subject, but until then I still think embedded is the way to go.

-John