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Can't beat the love from a pet
True. We've got cats too (as well as lizards and assorted invertebrates) and I'd love to see how they'd react to an AIBO. I've already got a robopet (http://www.robopetonline.com/), which 2 cats hate, 1 is unimpressed, and 1 actually seems to like - she follows it around, and when it does its roll over + play dead truck, she pokes it with her nose until it gets up 
I have to admit I was dissapointed with the level of AI built into the thing. Then again, the robopet was crafted more as a child's toy then an artificially intelligent robot
Yeah, it doesn't compare to the AIBO, but of course it is about 1/30 of the price. I bought it mostly to hack. I've already fitted a second IR port on his back (so I can control it from any angle,) and I'm going to get working on a second edge detector in its butt (so it won't back off edges,) and voice recognition for commands (seehttp://www.robotsrule.com/html/robopet-videos.php - very cool indeed )
It's a shame he's a little too weak to carry my OQO pocket computer on his back, or I'd try bypassing his brain entirely and patching him into HomieGate or somesuch.
what kind of programming language is the robopet's brain in?
Some sort of custom control system flashed to an eprom I assume. I wasn't planning on augmenting it, but bypassing it with an RS232>USB interface board (I can only think in RS232 - it's what I grew up with,) straight to the motors. It's been too long since I was into eprom flashing - I wouldn't know where to start on reverse-engineering such a thing now! But it's not strong enough to carry the extra hardware (well, the interface board would be small, but the OQO's as heavy as the Robopet
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I did find a rather cool robotic dog kit athttp://scmstore.com/english/robotic/programmable/Dog/index.htm though, which is reasonably cheap ($320 - well, cheaper than an AIBO anyway,) and looks pretty cool.
A company claims that they are about to release the worlds first actually conscious AI!
They've been claiming this for at least a year now - I'll believe it when I see it. There's a forthcoming book apparently (still not out,) but given the breathless and not particularly grammatical style of the website, I fear it'll be unreadable.
How are you getting on with Kurzweil's latest? Food for thought, eh?
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True. We've got cats too (as well as lizards and assorted invertebrates) and I'd love to see how they'd react to an AIBO. I've already got a robopet (
Yeah. You can't cuddle with a robot. Nothing beats puppies.
Though there was some serious competition yesterday when a tiny sweet baby goat wandered up to me and tried to adopt me as his other mom and kept cuddling up to me and sucking on my sleeve. I may be doing an independent study thing with them for psychology credits if the lady who owns them gets permission from the university.
Though there was some serious competition yesterday when a tiny sweet baby goat wandered up to me and tried to adopt me as his other mom and kept cuddling up to me and sucking on my sleeve. I may be doing an independent study thing with them for psychology credits if the lady who owns them gets permission from the university.
Hi! I have a quick question before I go back to fixing my ship... everyone i talk too keeps mentioning leeds, leeds kids and leeds bots. I don't get it. So i wanna know please! What is with all this leeds talk?? Im SO confused!!! ... .. ... and has anyone seen a Corgous wrench anywhere??
I bought the robopet for my 4 year old sister for hannukah. she seems to love it, but I have to admit I was dissapointed with the level of AI built into the thing. Then again, the robopet was crafted more as a child's toy then an artificially intelligent robot...
Kids from Leeds in the UIK were flooding this site, just to chat, and they didn't appear very bright... Leeds Bot was built in their honour...
Strange...I wonder if any of them will ever talk to me! I wonder if i even want them too... Oh! theres that wrench! ok back to work! thanks!
Yeah, it doesn't compare to the AIBO, but of course it is about 1/30 of the price. I bought it mostly to hack. I've already fitted a second IR port on his back (so I can control it from any angle,) and I'm going to get working on a second edge detector in its butt (so it won't back off edges,) and voice recognition for commands (see
)It's a shame he's a little too weak to carry my OQO pocket computer on his back, or I'd try bypassing his brain entirely and patching him into HomieGate or somesuch.
Rumors of the first sentient artificial intelligence robot... A company claims that they are about to release the worlds first actually conscious AI!
direct link to article:
http://www.pibot.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=PIBOT
dramatic flash intro before article:
www.pibot.com
direct link to article:
Some sort of custom control system flashed to an eprom I assume. I wasn't planning on augmenting it, but bypassing it with an RS232>USB interface board (I can only think in RS232 - it's what I grew up with,) straight to the motors. It's been too long since I was into eprom flashing - I wouldn't know where to start on reverse-engineering such a thing now! But it's not strong enough to carry the extra hardware (well, the interface board would be small, but the OQO's as heavy as the Robopet
)I did find a rather cool robotic dog kit at
They've been claiming this for at least a year now - I'll believe it when I see it. There's a forthcoming book apparently (still not out,) but given the breathless and not particularly grammatical style of the website, I fear it'll be unreadable.
How are you getting on with Kurzweil's latest? Food for thought, eh?
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