Intelligent Robots

What do you think of when you hear robot? Lecture 1RCPS

Definition of robot From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 1.A machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized; and also an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically 2.A device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks 3.A mechanism guided by automatic controls Lecture 1RCPS

What do robots do? Lecture 1RCPS

Lecture 1RCPS Robots Brook’s Bots

Early Robots 1956 – first commercial robot company, Unimation, founded Lecture 1RCPS

Robots as Explorers First planetary rover lands on Mars Lecture 1RCPS Spirit

Robots as Drivers 2005 – Stanford’s Stanley drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without human assistance Lecture 1RCPS

Lecture 1RPCS What is Intelligence? Property of the mind –Reasoning –Planning –Solving problems –Thinking abstractly –Comprehending ideas –Using language –Learning Reflects a capacity to understand our surroundings

Lecture 1RPCS Exhibiting Intelligence Search for solutions to problems that are difficult for people to solve Programs that change their behavior during execution

Lecture 1RPCS An Emotional Robot Kismet