Friday, August 19, 2011

One day in the robot house


NewScientist (10 August 2011): Living happily alongside domestic droids is not as simple as it seems – they need to learn what we want
AS I walk across the wood-tiled floor of an IKEA-furnished living room, my footsteps appear in real time as shimmering blue footfalls on a computerised map of the room. In one corner, a robot with a single purple eye stands, brooding.
More: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128246.600-one-day-in-the-robot-house.html