“Inspired by this process of self-recognition in humans, we developed a new ROS node that is executed when the node “Object Recognizer”, previously trained, has identified a Qbo in the image. Using nose signals to see if the image seen by the robot matches its action, a Qbo can tell in real time whether he sees his image reflected in a mirror or he is watching another Qbo robot in front of him. The sequence of flashes of the nose is randomly generated in each process of recognition, so the probability that two robots generate the same sequence is very low, and even lower that they start to transmit it at the same time.”
“Nine-fifteen, sang the clock, time to clean. Out of warrens in the wall, tiny robot mice darted. The rooms were acrawl with the small cleaning animals, all rubber and metal. They thudded against chairs, whirling their mustached runners, kneading the rug nap, sucking gently at hidden dust. Then, like mysterious invaders, they popped into their burrows. Their pink electric eyes faded. The house was clean.”
“There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those who say they have not; I dare not say, myself, but I will tell of The Street.”
Larry the African Grey Parrot dials an imaginary phone number, rambles a little, then starts laughing.
Wikipedia says: “Dr. Irene Pepperberg’s research with captive African greys, most notably with a bird named Alex, has scientifically demonstrated that they possess the ability to associate simple human words with meanings, and to intelligently apply the abstract concepts of shape, colour, number, zero-sense, etc. According to Pepperberg and other ornithologists[who?], they perform many cognitive tasks at the level of dolphins, chimpanzees, and even a human toddler.”
“And even if we don’t care about them having legal rights, there’s still good reason to treat AIs with respect. Think about the pets of neglectful owners, or the lovers who have never stayed with someone longer than a month; are they the pets or lovers you would choose? Think about the kind of people that bad parenting produces; are those the people you want to have as your friends or your employees? No matter what roles we assign AIs, I suspect they will do a better job if, at some point during their development, there were people who cared about them.”
“The personality of the bot is OK. It’s more like a clinical, efficient nurse doing it’s job. It isn’t quite as chipper as other cleaning bots but it gets the job done.”
“MoleBot is a mole robot built under a transformable game board inspired table that allows people to enjoy playful interactions with everyday objects and props - and (obviously) experience what it feels like to have a mole live under your table. It will be exhibited at SIGGRAPH 2011 Emerging Technologies from August 7 to 11 in Vancouver, Canada.”
“Pekoppa uses an internal chip that detects patterns in human speech, and responds to you by bending the stem and moving the leaves. A deep “bow” by Pekoppa shows agreement with what you’re saying, so you can carry on a two-way conversation without missing a beat!”
In Killer K.I.T.T (1986) Marco Berio, a former employee of F.L.A.G, uses his knowledge of K.I.T.T. to override it’s CPU and turn it against his owner, Michael Knight.
