Typically the demo is some of the best that it can do. It looks like the
robot is a mass produced model that has some really basic handling
capabilities, not that it is made to perform work. It could still have
relatively advanced microprocessor and networking system, IOW parts of the
brain could run on centralized servers. I don't think they did that BUT it
could.

 

But it looks like one Nao can talk to another Nao. What's needed here is a
standardized robot communication protocol. So a Nao could talk to a vacuum
cleaner or a video cam or any other device that supports the protocol.
Companies may resist this at first as they want to grab market share and
don't understand the benefit.

 

John

 

From: Mike Tintner [mailto:tint...@blueyonder.co.uk] 
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:56 AM
To: agi
Subject: Re: [agi] Nao Nao

 

John,

 

Any more detailed thoughts about its precise handling capabilities? Did it,
first, not pick up the duck independently,  (without human assistance)? If
it did,  what do you think would be the range of its object handling?  (I
had an immediate question about all this - have asked the site for further
clarificiation - but nothing yet).

 

From: John G. Rose <mailto:johnr...@polyplexic.com>  

Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 5:46 AM

To: agi <mailto:agi@v2.listbox.com>  

Subject: RE: [agi] Nao Nao

 

I wasn't meaning to portray pessimism.

 

And that little sucker probably couldn't pick up a knife.... yet.

 

But this is a paradigm change happening where we will have many networked
mechanical entities. This opens up a whole new world of security and privacy
issues...  

 

John

 

From: David Jones [mailto:davidher...@gmail.com] 

Way too pessimistic in my opinion. 

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:06 PM, John G. Rose <johnr...@polyplexic.com>
wrote:

Aww, so cute.

 

I wonder if it has a Wi-Fi connection, DHCP's an IP address, and relays
sensory information back to the main servers with all the other Nao's all
collecting personal data in a massive multi-agent geo-distributed
robo-network.

 

So cuddly!

 

And I wonder if it receives and executes commands, commands that come in
over the network from whatever interested corporation or government pays the
most for access.

 

Such a sweet little friendly Nao. Everyone should get one :)

 

John


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