Making Robots More Human
November 24th, 2006 @ 15:03 by Fini Alring
Stumled upon this article that describes scientists moves to make robots more human. In my own Droids simulator I have also worked on a hide-and-seek simulation, since there are many human aspects to cover in that simple game.
George the robot is playing hide-and-seek with scientist Alan Schultz. George whirrs and hides behind a post until he’s found. Then a bit later, he hunts for and finds Schultz hiding.
If that sounds childish, consider that Schultz is working his way up to teaching the robot to play Capture the Flag.
What’s so impressive about robots playing children’s games? For a robot to actually find a place to hide, and then hunt for its human playmate is a new level of human interaction. The machine must take cues from people and behave accordingly.
This is the beginning of a real robot revolution: giving robots some humanity.
