Cool concept, but I'm guessing the first version won't work for something as power-hungry as a big mobile robot...
ben > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Kevin > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [agi] funky robot kits and AGI > > > Here's another idea... > > I had forgotten that these pads ( > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,106482,00.asp ) are > starting to be > available for recharging devices. All that needs done for the robot is to > have it drive on the pad and sit still to recharge (may have to > extend some > electrodes\contacts to the floor). If you wanted to lay out some > dough, you > could have a room full of these pads so the bot could move freely while > constantly recharging, thus meeting your objective.. > > --Kevin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Goertzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:21 AM > Subject: RE: [agi] funky robot kits and AGI > > > > > > > > > Of course, it is still likely that the bot would get tangled > as it turns > > > thus countering the autoretract.. :( But perhaps this is > something for > it > > > to learn: "Don't get tangled in the cord!" > > > > > > --Kevin > > > > Yeah, sure... this is something the bot should be able to > learn. However, > > the period while it's learning this may be very frustrating for > the human > > "parent" of the creature ;-)) !!! > > > > This really sounds very amusing to play with. In 6 months or so when > > Novamente procedure-learning is further along, I may just buy myself one > of > > these gizmos for an April Fools Day present!! > > > > -- ben g > > > > ------- > > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your > subscription, > > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------- > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate > your subscription, > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
