As fascinating and exciting as the world of robotics is companies like Boston Dynamics , Disney Imagineering , and Engineered Arts (which I wrote about their very human-like robot, Ameca , in my previous post ), have demonstrated it's very possible to create human like robots. That is, something along the lines of C3-PO from Star Wars , or Sonny from iRobot . Arguably, what isn't possible at this time, is creating a sentient robot i.e. something that can think for itself, develop its own ideas, and even have emotions. I say 'arguably' because being 'sentient' is a somewhat relative term. If we're talking the equivalent of human sentience then current robots and artificial intelligences (A.I.) are a long way off. However, we can create robots that are capable of learning on their own. You could, conceivably create a robot that starts out following its programming then, over time, learns behaviors and problem solving in ways never conceived by its creator
Just wanted to add (Yes I'm the same anon that posted under morning people) that these kitty cats are screaming out for a children's book. Ever consider that direction? They are so rich in colour and full of personality.
ReplyDeleteSeveral people have suggested that I should try children's book illustration but it's not something I'm interested in. I have no desire to illustrate other people's words and I'm not compelled to write a children's book of my own. Just happy to paint my pictures :-)
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