Hi Simon, One thing that I know I am not for sure, and that is a post-humanist.
Although, I do know those who feel that human evolution involves moving away from the (supposed) restrictions of our bodies. Yet, I feel before we can even venture in this form of direction, we need to move into improving our minds first - which of course, would take a very long time looking at what is happening around the world... marc > Check out Stelarc¹s take on this > > http://thinkinghead.edu.au/ > > Regards > > Simon > > > On 24/11/08 16:01, "marc garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Scientists add emotions to robotic head. >> >> Claiming that service-class robots will one day be pervasive, >> researchers at the University of the West of England's Bristol Robotics >> Laboratory (BRL) have begun investigating ways to make robots seem more >> human. >> >> Just as PCs are now common in households, workplaces, and parts of our >> environment, BRL expects "service-class" robotic devices to become "a >> pervasive element of our future society." This will represent a "huge >> opportunity for life enhancement and commercial exploitation," the lab adds. >> >> Typical occupations for tomorrow's robotic underlings are expected to >> include: >> >> * Aids for the elderly >> * Domestic servants >> * Tour guides >> * Hotel porters >> * Non beer-drinking "assistants" on construction sites >> * Leisure/gaming robots >> * Numerous military roles >> * "...and so on" >> >> Since service-class robots will occupy environments that contain people, >> there's a fundamental need for them to interact in an easy and natural >> manner with their human companions, BRL notes. >> >> more... >> http://www.deviceguru.com/scientists-add-emotions-to-robotic-head/ >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > > > Simon Biggs > Research Professor > edinburgh college of art > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.littlepig.org.uk > AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk > > > Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number > SC009201 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
