Here’s a robot that can water your plants and not your furniture. By using creativity, the students programmed their robots to perform tasks using artificial intelligence (AI). So, the robot can tell what is a plant and what is not. The robot can also find its way around the house to get to the plants. In addition to the plant-tending robot, the students in this university class developed other robots that could demonstrate AI. Check the story below for more details on the other projects developed in the class.
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Go ahead and call your neighbors. They won’t need to water your plants anymore. That’s because at say, 5 p.m., a robot built by a duo of Western Kentucky University students will know it’s time to hydrate the hydrangeas and will independently …
Like a scene from “The Jetsons,” the robot rolled forward, made a 90-degree turn and located the garbage can “plant” with the sensors just above its wheels and belly area.
“Watering plants,” the robot said in a mechanical voice, as a stream of water began flowing into the small black can.
As the device continued cornering turns and watering the rest of the imaginary domain’s daisies, Cox said the team also programmed the robot to ensure it waters only plants using a sonar sound reflective system similar to what is used by submarines to identify items in its path.
Creating artificial intelligence – Bowling Green Daily News
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:27:00 GMT
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