Although classical AI approaches have usually neglected the emotional dimension, it is becoming a key part of many of the current artificial cognitive architectures. The neurobiological study of emotions during the last decades has offered new insight. The analysis of…
Year: 2007
BEAR (Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot) is a prototype from Vecna Robotics [1] designed to find, pick up and rescue people in harm’s way. The BEAR can lift heavy loads (up to 135 Kg) and carry them long distance. It is intended to…
The Multiple Draft Model (MDM) introduced by Dennett (1991), uses the editorial review metaphor to describe the cognitive processes of consciousness. In this domain, coalitions of unconscious processors suffer a reiterative edition and review process (producing a number of drafts)….
David Gamez is a researcher on Machine Consciousness at the University of Essex, UK. He is working with Prof. Owen Holland and participating in CRONOS Project. David Gamez Homepage
Do robots dream of God? This is a controversial question raised many times in Hollywood movies. However, in recent years scientists and theologians are looking at the possible implications of Strong Artificial Intelligence. The possibility of a future in which…
It was a matter of time that Microsoft Robotics Studio had a competitor. Last month Gostai released URBI 1.0 RC2. Release candidate 1 was out just the same month (December 2006) Microsoft released their version 1.0 of MSRS. URBI is…
Robots and Human Safety It seems that some governments are taking very seriously the possibility of the everyday use of robots in society. Japan and South Korea are worried about human safety in a world where many critical tasks can…
These are some excerpts from an interview with Daniel Dennett. The series are titled Understanding Genetics. Points of View. Source: www.thetech.org/genetics. Questions are very much related with the content of two of the Books written by Dennett: ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea:…
The Pioneer 3 DX is a robot base platform by MobileRobots Inc. (ActivMedia Robotics). This wheeled robot has been updated in its P3-DX8 version to carry loads more robustly and improve autonomy. Although the P3-DX offers an embedded computer option…
I-Cybie Review: I-Cybie robotic pet is manufactured by Silverlit Electronics and commercialized worldwide by several toy vendors. It comes in three colors: blue, gold and transparent cover. This pet robot is quite close to a Sony Aibo in terms of…