Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #10624



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Dave Hrynkiw dave@solarbotics.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:58:11 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Twin Motor torque - video proof


Let this be the end of it:

http://www.solarbotics.com/misc/SB-torque.mov

Almost 11 meg, so be patient.

Regards,
Dave
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that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
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10625 Tuesday, 22 February 2000 4:07 Re: BEAM: Tendency toward miniaturization beam@sgiblab.sgi.com David Perry
>my 2 cents...
>
>by defininition - BEAM is really robotics - except if you use my definition
>of robotics which is - if you say it is, it is.
>
>Also, a simple silicon neural net made to achieve a goal - same as us!
>Personality isn't magically achieved, it is the result of an immensly
>complex neural net.
>
>David
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BUDSCOTT@aol.com
>To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>Date: Tuesday, 22 February 2000 3:15
>Subject: Re: BEAM: Tendency toward miniaturization
>
>
>> (NOTE: the writer of this e-mail in no way means to attack anybody else,
>so
>>please don't hunt me down and kill me!)
>>
>> I too love my photovores and think they're a great robot, even my
symet
>>has a small portion of affection. i just think that sometimes we don't
>>realize that we aren't God. we can't reproduce exact living organisms, we
>>can't really make things that will react to an environments that we face.
>we
>>have to realize that these are simple two-dimesional entities. they simply
>do
>>what they are made to do, the definition of a robot is a machine that
>>completes a given task. we can't make robots that will completely develoup
>a
>>full fledge "personality" and act as if truely alive. we can make them
look
>>like they're really alive, but in all reality they are simply a silicon
net
>>made to achieve a goal. now i know that i'm gonna step on some peoples
toes
>>by saying this and some people probably won't respond to my mail anymore.
>but
>>that's the risk i take in making a point. this has probably been the most
>>replied to and interesting set of e-mails on this list that i've ever
seen,
>>but than again, we are trying to define our goal in making these bots.
>sorry
>>for being long winded, i'll shut up now! Keep on BEAMin'!
>>
>> -Spencer
>

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