Just watching the movie I,Robot and it got me thinking of my toy robot PINO. I bought it in 2005, got it out the box once and attempted the basic imprinting. It cried when I left it alone and I just couldn't cope with deep droid sadness so back in the box it went [I wonder if that was a common experience?]. It's been in the attic ever since, six long lonely years!
The toy was marketed as a stranded being thus: " PINO lost his memory after his spaceship crashed to earth. Now he's alone and needs your care and attention. Look after PINO and be rewarded with fun and friendship as his personality grows.'
PINO's three ages reminded a little back then of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. Pino's ages were:
Age 1 - Pino displays basic emotions, sings songs and talks with other Pinos.
Age 2 - Pino displays a full range of emotions, walks, plays games (dancing Pino, Pino room guard, DJ pino, Program Pino, Pino's guessing games),responds to sound, light, infra red.
Age 3 - Pino now has a fully developed personality (either Friendly, Shy or Naughty).
Age 2 - Pino displays a full range of emotions, walks, plays games (dancing Pino, Pino room guard, DJ pino, Program Pino, Pino's guessing games),responds to sound, light, infra red.
Age 3 - Pino now has a fully developed personality (either Friendly, Shy or Naughty).
I always wondered what would happen of 100 Pino's were placed in an empty room and switched on. Would they self-imprint and 'age' each other?
Anyone alse got a Pino story? Has the technology moved on from 2005?
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I had a similar experience with a Tamagotchi. Tiny little pocket sized unit with an inch wide monochrome display of some animated blob. Damn thing drove me nuts over a period of days as after it hatched, it would bob around on screen for a bit, take a virtual dump and then start buzzing for food and attention. Never got beyond the first stage of development as it invariably snuffed it while i was at work!
Do you think the vision of Asimov et al will one day come to pass where a working robot is in every home?
You already got them ... you probably call yours "wife". (grins wickedly)
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