2008/12/20 Ben Goertzel <[email protected]>: > > Well, there is massively more $$ going into robotics dev than into AGI dev, > and no one seems remotely near to solving the hard problems > > Which is not to say it's a bad area of research, just that it's a whole > other huge confusing R&D can of worms > > So I still say, the choices are > > -- virtual embodiment, as I advocate > > -- delay working on AGI for a decade or so, and work on robotics now instead > (where by robotics I include software work on low-level sensing and actuator > control) > > Either choice makes sense but I prefer the former as I think it can get us > to the end goal faster.
That makes sense > But, with actuation, I'm not so sure. The almost total absence of touch and > kinesthetics in current robots is a huge impediment, and puts them at a huge > disadvantage relative to humans. Good point. I wonder how easy it would be to provide a robot with a sensor that gives a sense of touch? maybe something the thickness of a sheet of paper, with horizontal and vertical wires criss-crossing it, and the wires not electrically connected would work, if there was a difference in capacitance when the wires where further apart or closer together. -- Philip Hunt, <[email protected]> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
