"So Man created robot in his own image." 1
Jan 08, 2016
"So Man created robot in his own image."
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A timeless dream
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"Leonardo’s robot", imagined around 1495
The film I, Robot (2004)
Introduction: A timeless dreamI. Creating robots in the image of men: why
and how?I. Walking: the cheapest way to moveII. Grabbing and handling objectsIII. Artificial voice
II. The great challenges that will rise nextI. Improving learning capabilityII. Faking human behavior
Conclusion
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I.1. Walking: the cheapest way to move
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John Wilson’s Walkie (1930)
I.2. Grabbing and handling objects Mandatory for robots in order to perform
even very simple tasks the way a human would.
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I.2. Artificial voice
A speaking robot must have a voice that sounds almost human in order to be understandable.
Impossible to generate a human voice by using a simple loudspeaker.
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I.2. Artificial voice
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Waseda Talker
Introduction: A timeless dreamI. Creating robots in the image of men: why
and how?I. Walking: the cheapest way to moveII. Grabbing and handling objectsIII. Artificial voice
II. The great challenges that will rise nextI. Improving learning capabilityII. Faking human behavior
Conclusion
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II.1. Improving learning capability
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A robot can only perform tasks he has been programmed for.
How to learn new abilities?
Where to store them?
II.2. Faking human behavior
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The unspoken purpose: to build a machine impossible to tell apart from a human being, eventually
Can we ever create a machine that can guess?
Conclusion
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Sony’s QRIO Honda’s ASIMO Osaka University’sRepliee-Q1