The Urbi Universal Platform for Robotics - scpr2008-08-Baillie.pdf. Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Shared grounding of event descriptions by autonomous robots. Volume 43, Issues 2–3 , 31 May 2003, Pages 163–173 Perceptual Anchoring: Anchoring Symbols to Sensor Data in Single and Multiple Robot Systems a SONY Computer Science Laboratory, Paris, France b Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Available online 6 March 2003 , How to Cite or Link Using DOI Abstract The paper describes a system for open-ended communication by autonomous robots about event descriptions anchored in reality through the robot’s sensori-motor apparatus. The events are dynamic and agents must continually track changing situations at multiple levels of detail through their vision system. Keywords Autonomous robots ; Event descriptions ; Open-ended Figures and tables from this article: Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V.
Luc Steels is professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Brussels (VUB) and director of the Sony Computer Science Laboratory in Paris. UrbiForge Main/Home Page. 7 covetable toys that blurred the line between robot, pet and friend. Guy Hoffman isn’t just a roboticist — he’s also an animator and a jazz musician. And so as he set out to build robots that communicate with people, he took inspiration from what he learned in animation school and focused on subtle, fluid movements — the kind created by going frame-by-frame. He also took an acting class, so he could think more about how emotions are expressed through movement. And of course, he wanted robots that could enjoy music with him.
Watch today’s talk — Robots with “soul” — to see two of Hoffman’s creations in action. Naturally, Hoffman’s work reminds us of a few prior inventions that attempted to make a robot more like a companion. Giga Pets Often credited as the “first virtual pet,” Giga Pets were released in 1997 by Tiger Toys. The FurbyFor anyone who scoured toystores and braved unthinkable lines during the holiday season of 1998 — in hopes of getting their hands on a Furby – the concept of an electronic pet will sound familiar. URBI Project: urbi-news. NAO Developer Program trailer. Freaky AI robot. Global Summits with Singularity University. Humanoid.