Robot J1 Project: Term Definition
Measured, Sensual, Mobility
The concept of controlled mobility. The ability to make intelligent
movements, while at the same time, knowing ones position relative
to ones envrionment. Also includes the ability to sense obstacles
in ones path and route path around them.
Damage
Any undesired, unwanted, or harmful effect caused by the execution of
a directive. Damage can be physical and/or ethical. Ethical damage
is harder to measure than physica. However, depending on the
situation, the effect can be much worse.
Self
Any reference to the body, or any internal or external part thereof, of
the robot.
Command
A statement in which an order to do something is given. It can be
given verbally, motionally, or in written form. In the case of Model
J1, it will only be accepted by typed text input. A command can be
as simple as "Move Forward" or as complex as "Go to Joe's Office".
Process
Becuase a command may be complex, and require several to many
different movements, it must be broken down into simple parts.
These parts are processes. The command "Move forward then turn left"
requires two more simpler processes; "Move forward", and "Turn left".
Operational Limits
Certain assumtions are made factoring into Model J1's abilities.
Obviously, one cannot expect Model J1 to cross a busy street (without
getting ran over) or traverse Mt. Everest. See list of
operational assumptions.
Ethics
A sense of right and wrong using morals to guide actions. In the case
of Robot J1, this will be some kind of ruleset. Although it seems that
ethics are being stressed less and less, any new form possilbly capable
of any kind of intelligent thought must have ethics coded in on the
ground floor of it's creation. If ethical and moral values aren't
implanted early on in a new design, it would be extremely hard to
hard-code them later on in the design process.
Plot a Course
The process of determining a route from point A to point B. For
the point of simplicity in Robot J1, this might not necessarily be
the fastest route, but it does have to take into account any ethics
rulesets, and terrain concerns (stairs, walls).
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Document page written by Joe Thielen.
Last modified 12/18/1998