[NetBehaviour] Scientists add emotions to robotic hea
marc garrett
marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Mon Nov 24 17:45:01 CET 2008
Hi Simon,
One thing that I know I am not for sure, and that is a post-humanist.
Although, I do know those who feel that human evolution involves moving
away from the (supposed) restrictions of our bodies.
Yet, I feel before we can even venture in this form of direction, we
need to move into improving our minds first - which of course, would
take a very long time looking at what is happening around the world...
marc
> Check out Stelarc¹s take on this
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> http://thinkinghead.edu.au/
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> Regards
>
> Simon
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> On 24/11/08 16:01, "marc garrett" <marc.garrett at furtherfield.org> wrote:
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>> Scientists add emotions to robotic head.
>>
>> Claiming that service-class robots will one day be pervasive,
>> researchers at the University of the West of England's Bristol Robotics
>> Laboratory (BRL) have begun investigating ways to make robots seem more
>> human.
>>
>> Just as PCs are now common in households, workplaces, and parts of our
>> environment, BRL expects "service-class" robotic devices to become "a
>> pervasive element of our future society." This will represent a "huge
>> opportunity for life enhancement and commercial exploitation," the lab adds.
>>
>> Typical occupations for tomorrow's robotic underlings are expected to
>> include:
>>
>> * Aids for the elderly
>> * Domestic servants
>> * Tour guides
>> * Hotel porters
>> * Non beer-drinking "assistants" on construction sites
>> * Leisure/gaming robots
>> * Numerous military roles
>> * "...and so on"
>>
>> Since service-class robots will occupy environments that contain people,
>> there's a fundamental need for them to interact in an easy and natural
>> manner with their human companions, BRL notes.
>>
>> more...
>> http://www.deviceguru.com/scientists-add-emotions-to-robotic-head/
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