[info] [agi] News bit: Carnegie Mellon unveils Internet-controlled robots anyone can build

[Eugen Leitl]

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From: Bob Mottram <fuzzgun at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:55:53 +0100
To: agi at v2.listbox.com
Subject: Re: [agi] News bit: Carnegie Mellon unveils Internet-controlled
 robots anyone can build
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   I've been using the Charmed Labs Qwerk for over a month now and it is
   a very neat system which brings together in a single device many of
   the things which traditionally are separate, such as computers,
   digital analog I/O boards, vision systems, Servo control, etc.
   Integrating these diverse aspects of a robotics system is usually a
   major headache.  The cost of the Qwerks is also low enough for
   hobbyists or anyone mildly interested in robotics.  Another advantage
   is the low power consumption, making it a realistic prospect that a
   system could run all day without recharging.
   See [1]www.charmedlabs.com and [2]www.terk.ri.cmu.edu for details.
   A couple of images of the robot which I'm developing, which uses the
   Qwerk.
       [3]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/459084802_33a784930e_b.jpg
       [4]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/461423164_1d7176c14a_b.jpg
   From an AGI perspective robots such as these might be useful in that
   the internet aspect provides a level of abstraction, such that the
   person or program using the robot need not know a great deal about how
   it works.  It might be possible to use robots such as these for "baby
   AGI" experiments in real environments.  An internet based intelligence
   might be able to learn from examples of human tele-operation, and
   could potentially control more than one robot in a coordinated way,
   perhaps also making use of fixed IP cameras to provide a high degree
   of overall awareness (a sort of collective embodiment).

   On 26/04/07, Benjamin Goertzel <[5]ben at goertzel.org> wrote:

     Cool stuff indeed ... commentary from those w/ robotics expertise
     would be appreciated...
     [6]http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/cmu-cmu042407.php
     
   Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new series of
   robots that are simple enough for almost anyone to build with
   off-the-shelf parts, but are sophisticated machines that wirelessly
   connect to the Internet.

     The robots can take many forms, from a three-wheeled model with a
     mounted camera to a flower loaded with infrared sensors. They can
     be easily customized and their ability to wirelessly link to the
     Internet allows users to control and monitor their robots' actions
     from any Internet-connected computer in the world.

     ...
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References

   1. http://www.charmedlabs.com/
   2. http://www.terk.ri.cmu.edu/
   3. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/459084802_33a784930e_b.jpg
   4. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/461423164_1d7176c14a_b.jpg
   5. mailto:ben at goertzel.org
   6. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/cmu-cmu042407.php
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