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RE: The Human Brain
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Fri, 4 Aug 2000 15:06:32 GMT
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Thomas @ DIG <thomas@digAVOIDSPAMinfoguild.com>
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That's all well and good, but: do you have any ideas for implementing this
with Lego?
Well actually no, but we're not talking about the legos part, we're talking
about the software development reaources available. Compared to some of the
very limited processing capabilities others have used (take a look at some
of Rodney Brook's simpler projects at MIT) the Mindstorm computers are quite
capable. And once we start building subsumption architecture or distributed
processing architecture robots with multiple RCX's on one robot, things
should get very interesting.
I can see where some might think this thread to be outside the Lego-Robotics
subject area; but I would disagree. The reason I am so interested in this
mail list, and in Mindstorms in general is the accesibility of the hardware
technology, and the simplicity of the several software options. The software
(as in almost all digital/electronic hardware/software research areas) is
progressing more slowly than the hardware, but with NQC and some of the
other tools; along with the inexpensive hardware, and the componentization
of relatively complex hardware requirements (sensors, etc.) anyone with a
real interest, and a modicum of knowledge and ability can get into real
robotics issues through mindstorms.
The mindstorm's ability to quickly prototype control and decision ideas in
both hardware and software simultaneously makes it the most promising area I
have seen for experimenting with "mechanical intelligence".
I don't think it is so far afield, and I think it will actually expand the
number of people that would be interested in helping the continuing
improvement of mindstorm development.
I hope the group agrees with me that supporting a sub-thread in building
more intelligence into the software, will simply make the lego-robotics
possibilities more fun.
Regards, Thomas
-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
Of Matthew Miller
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 8:49 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: The Human Brain
rohanpatel <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
> 1) WILL - our will to do something , for eg:- the will of oneself to be
> 2) EMOTIONS - the emotions like feelings , of love , hatred , weeping, Fear
> 3) INTELLECT/UNDERSTANDING - the intelligence, and understanding of a
> 4) MEMORY - the memories of past and present (long term and short term
That's all well and good, but: do you have any ideas for implementing this
with Lego?
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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