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Re: Dumb AI
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:24:07 GMT
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Hi Joe,

Thanks for the links. They look realy interesting. I also found a discussion
group on the topic here: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/beamrobotics

David Leeper (hasn't read the posts on that group yet)

In lugnet.robotics, Joe Kopena writes:
> In lugnet.robotics, David Leeper writes:
> > Another thought would be using solar panals to build a light seeking bot. The
> > panals would be attached to a light sensor and whichever light sensor picked
> > up the greatest amount of light would power a motor to move the bot. There
> > would be two motors used to drive the bot. If both the left and right panels
> > detect the same amount of light, the bot moves forward by spinning both
> > motors. If one panal detects more light than the other, the opposite motor is
> > spun, turning the bot to the light. I know such a bot could be built with a
> > CPU, but I believe one could also be built without a CPU, and perhaps without
> > even using a logic gate.
> 
> This is sort of the grandaddy of BEAM robots, the one which everyone who's • into
> it has built.
> 
> > If a collection of these "Dumb AI" methods were discovered, they could be • used
> > in combination to create even more complex bots.
> 
> This is one of the main themes in BEAM robotics, look around on the net for
> more info. These are two cool sites about it:
>     http://nis-www.lanl.gov/robot/
>     http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbolt/e-index.html
> 
> There's also a mailing list somewhere.



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(...) This is sort of the grandaddy of BEAM robots, the one which everyone who's into it has built. (...) This is one of the main themes in BEAM robotics, look around on the net for more info. These are two cool sites about it: (2 URLs) also a (...) (27 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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