A.I. Plush Toy Project
The project is an artificially intelligent plush toy that can retract its mechanical legs and become similar to a regular plush toy that a child could sleep with without worry of causing it damage. The plush toy will be able to “learn” and grow from its environment and how its user handles it. The toy could either grow to be mean, or nice among other personalities. The plush toy will also have a computer game that goes with the toy. The computer game will allow the user to transfer their plush’s personality into the game and play with a virtual representation of the plush toy. The user and their plush toy will go on many adventures, allowing the user to interact with the plush toy in ways impossible in reality.
The plush toy is made to look like a Siberian husky puppy and is meant to imitate the characteristics of one. The toy will be the same dimensions of a four week old Siberian husky puppy and will be able to walk around and interact with various things in its environment, including people.
The project is relevant to current technology due to the fact that artificial intelligence is a new and growing type of technology. Artificial intelligence is still young, therefore this project is a fresh new look at something that is currently just starting out. Other projects similar to this one include Pero, Pleo, and even Asimo. These artificially intelligent robots are part of a vast and new technology that is currently impacting the world in an astonishing way by allowing humans to interact with something that is not organic and gain attachment to it or see it as a friend or pet of some kind.
The research was done through online searches on the internet, book research at the writer’s local library, talks with artificial life major students at the writer’s college campus, and firsthand interaction with artificially intelligent robots in Japan. The writer was actually able to interact with Pero, a plush baby seal that is meant to calm and relax it users, as well as Asimo, an artificially intelligent robot that has many different capabilities and functions.
The plush toy is made to look like a Siberian husky puppy and is meant to imitate the characteristics of one. The toy will be the same dimensions of a four week old Siberian husky puppy and will be able to walk around and interact with various things in its environment, including people.
The project is relevant to current technology due to the fact that artificial intelligence is a new and growing type of technology. Artificial intelligence is still young, therefore this project is a fresh new look at something that is currently just starting out. Other projects similar to this one include Pero, Pleo, and even Asimo. These artificially intelligent robots are part of a vast and new technology that is currently impacting the world in an astonishing way by allowing humans to interact with something that is not organic and gain attachment to it or see it as a friend or pet of some kind.
The research was done through online searches on the internet, book research at the writer’s local library, talks with artificial life major students at the writer’s college campus, and firsthand interaction with artificially intelligent robots in Japan. The writer was actually able to interact with Pero, a plush baby seal that is meant to calm and relax it users, as well as Asimo, an artificially intelligent robot that has many different capabilities and functions.
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