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bicostp
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That's essentially a remote control car with extra servos added to move the "head" and arms. There's a whole sew of people out there building R2D2s that are just as true to the movie character as the "real" WALL-E in L.A. Off-camera, there's a person with a remote control driving it around, just like Battlebots. Why would Disney spend millions of dollars on a one-off robot that can walk around on its own for the movie premiere, when they could pay a geek with robotics skills a few grand to build one and drive it around?
Robots as they are now are not self-aware, nor can they think for themselves. They can only do what they've been programmed to do. Even a manufacturing arm takes thousands of lines of code to do simple quality control tasks, let alone anything complex. Yes, theoretically some rudimentary artificial intelligence could be made (look at ELIZA, the BASIC Therapist), but they can only spit out short lines. Real scientists and engineers have been working toward true artificial intelligence for years, but we're just not there.
As for building yoru own robot, yes it's possible. But to have it do anything more than a Lego Mindstorms set or a Roomba you'll have to put a LOT of time, money, and knowledge into it. (And judging by the way you present yourself, you need to do a lot of reading to get a solid idea of what it takes to build a robot.)
It will be a lot easier to go out and make some real friends.
Robots as they are now are not self-aware, nor can they think for themselves. They can only do what they've been programmed to do. Even a manufacturing arm takes thousands of lines of code to do simple quality control tasks, let alone anything complex. Yes, theoretically some rudimentary artificial intelligence could be made (look at ELIZA, the BASIC Therapist), but they can only spit out short lines. Real scientists and engineers have been working toward true artificial intelligence for years, but we're just not there.
As for building yoru own robot, yes it's possible. But to have it do anything more than a Lego Mindstorms set or a Roomba you'll have to put a LOT of time, money, and knowledge into it. (And judging by the way you present yourself, you need to do a lot of reading to get a solid idea of what it takes to build a robot.)
Honda spent millions and millions of dollars to make ASIMO do that. What makes you think you can build one from scratch at home that has the same functionality?silentwolf117 wrote:i want to be able to program him to do certain tasks and be able to sense humans and comunicate with people and help out with things it is practical
It will be a lot easier to go out and make some real friends.
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Hmm... now here is an interesting project for a thesis project in computer programming and/or robotics. Combine voice recognition software, type/speak software and ELIZA and then put it into a Wall-e Roomba mod without the vacuum part attached.bicostp wrote:Yes, theoretically some rudimentary artificial intelligence could be made (look at ELIZA, the BASIC Therapist), but they can only spit out short lines.
Then you could have an annoying robot that wanders aimlessly around your house and has annoying pointless conversations with you.
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lifeisbetterwithketchup
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Oh, man! I was at Missouri S&T last week, and learned some 8501 ASM, and it is a major headache! It makes complete sense, and you have to do everything yourself, and it's awesome because of that but it's a real pain.jeroen wrote:Why is c so popular? ASM FTW!
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LoyalistRevolt
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To be fair I only know 6502 asm...but stil.lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:Oh, man! I was at Missouri S&T last week, and learned some 8501 ASM, and it is a major headache! It makes complete sense, and you have to do everything yourself, and it's awesome because of that but it's a real pain.jeroen wrote:Why is c so popular? ASM FTW!