AI

The robotic technology and AI that is currently being used does not resemble the technology that we see in Hollywood movies. The AI in today’s real world is actually more practical. AI is currently being used in a variety of industries. The automotive, military, gaming are just a few. The technology is still considered to be its infancy. It will take many years to develop a fully independent robot that can function on its own. Yet, it seems that the technology is breaking more and more ground each day. A couple of years back, an IBM computer was able to defeat the world’s chess champion the computer was able to look at 200 million positions per second. Speech recognition, which is also considered AI, has reached a practical level for limited purposes. Many companies have now switched to speech recognition, instead of the touch-tone phone automated systems. Even though, the SR is now able to process words, many companies preferred to use touch-tone systems for after hours. Artificial Intelligence is becoming more relevant to our lives everyday for many reasons. Computers are wonderful tools, they are able to do math faster and more accurately than we can, they help us to communicate, they even help us organize our businesses and lives. Panasonic recently developed a vacuum-cleaning robot for household use through an innovative autonomous control system that uses a wide array of sensors, which allows the robot to roam around a room, detect dust particles, and ensure its safety. The new prototype not only vacuums a room autonomously, but also efficiently, providing for less laborious housework and an easier life style. While vacuum cleaning robots have been developed in the past, previous models have not been able to efficiently cover an entire room, thereby leaving behind much dirt and grime. Previous models had also not been able to completely avoid dangerous areas. These new vacuum cleaning robot operates by optimizing its movements in compliance to the shape of the room, the type of floor and the amount of dust. The robot operates in a crossover pattern, moving vertically then horizontally around a room avoiding any obstacles in the process. The various sensors allow for the robot to operate automatically and safely while constantly sensing its surroundings. What's best is that the vacuum cleaning robot is as powerful in picking up dust as regular vacuum cleaners.
The new vacuum-cleaning robot can operate for 55 minutes on one charge, slightly more than conventional cordless vacuum cleaners.
There is also a great interest in New Media artists who are combining AI technology with art. One of the few artists ever to have become deeply involved in AI is Cohen In more than two decades AARON has produced many thousands of drawings, to a few dozen of which Cohen has added color. The goal of his current research by far the most difficult to date, he says is to have AARON do its own coloring. This phase of the project is now well under way.






Links

http://www.ai.mit.edu/
http://www.a-i.com/
http://ai-depot.com/Main.html
http://crca.ucsd.edu/~hcohen/