this can be moved cause i'm not sure where the heck it should go
and how do we know these are removed controled toys of some kind..??
no i don't like the idea of robots....just call me anti-progress and let it go..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI9__hLgnZk
Uploaded by GerbilGod7 on Sep 9, 2010
Research from Alan Wagner and Ron Arkin at Georgia Tech demonstrating robots using deceptive tactics in a game of hide and seek. Read more at http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=60881
obviously this has been around a while..but i just read the article below this morning :(
from squirrels....? really..?
Robots Taught To Lie After Researchers Study Deceptive Squirrels
Huffington Post UK
| By Michael Rundle Posted: 04/12/2012 11:15 GMT Updated: 04/12/2012 11:32 GMT
Robots have been taught to lie - and you have squirrels to blame.
Machines which are able to deceive enemy soldiers by creating false trails have been developed by the US Navy and Georgia Tech.
The experimenters taught robots about situations that warranted the use of deception when there was conflict between it and a "seeker", and when the robot would benefit from lying.
To test their work, they then created 20 hide-and-seek experiments, with two robots that went as follows:
Markers were lined up on three pathways where a robot could hide. The hider randomly selected a hiding place and moved towards it, knocking down markers as it went. Then it was able to double back and hide in one of the other locations - knowing that the other robot would be fooled.
"The hider's set of false communications was defined by selecting a pattern of knocked over markers that indicated a false hiding position in an attempt to say, for example, that it was going to the right and then actually go to the left," explained Alan Wagner, a research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
The experiments were inspired by research into how squirrels gather and hide acorns.
According to Professor Ronald Arkin at Georgia Tech, squirrels regularly "check" empty sites for nuts when another squirrel is nearby - deceiving the rival animal about where it has hidden its food.
The same strategy was the basis of the algorithm used to teach the robots to deceive its enemies.
"This application could be used by robots guarding ammunition or supplies on the battlefield," said Arkin in a statement. "If an enemy were present, the robot could change its patrolling strategies to deceive humans or another intelligent machine, buying time until reinforcements are able to arrive."
Engadget noted the terrifying possibility of Battlestar Galactica-style consequences resulting from this research. But if you're feeling optimistic, let's take Georgia Tech's word for it that this could help - and not hinder - humanity:
"[The robots could help in] search and rescue operations," said a statement. "A search and rescue robot may need to deceive in order to calm or receive cooperation from a panicking victim."
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/04/robots-taught-to-lie-squirrels_n_2236431.html?ir=Technology&ref=topbar
Quote from: sky otter on December 04, 2012, 03:11:06 PM
and how do we know these are removed controled toys of some kind..??
no i don't like the idea of robots....just call me anti-progress and let it go..[/color]
Have you seen any Robo Cup game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acrS0kPY-J8
Robots these days are very advanced, artificial intelligence remains the main problem, as all these are only good at doing one thing.
PS: yes, one of the teams on that game is from Iran, they have participated in many competitions and have won some.