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	MindBlog: Robot Dreams
		If this were possible, then a robot could explore a landscape until it is challenged by an obstacle; overnight, it could replay its actions against its model of the environment and generate (or synthesize) new actions to overcome the obstacle (i.e., "dream up" alternative strategies).
		Although robots and their onboard algorithms are clearly simpler and may bear little or no direct relation to humans and their minds, it may be much easier to test hypotheses about humans in robots.
		Specifically, it is likely that as robots become more complex and their internal models are formed indirectly rather than being explicitly engineered and represented, indirect probing techniques developed for studying humans may become essential for analyzing machines too.
	dericbownds.net /2007/03/robot-dreams.html (768 words)

	Isaac Asimov's Robot Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The unique feature of Asimov's robots are the Three Laws of Robotics, hardwired in the robots' positronic brains, which all robots in his fiction must obey, and which ensure that robots don't turn against their creators.
		The final four robot novels compose the Elijah Baley (sometimes Lije Baley) series and are mysteries starring the Terran human Elijah Baley and his humaniform robot partner, R.
		Rather than precursors of robots that may be made as derivatives of computers, Asimov's robots are actually what in philosophy are called homunculi, thought experiments on what sort of being would result from considering a human being and removing one or more of these characteristics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robot_Series (1176 words)

	Robot Dreams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robot Dreams (1986) is a collection of Isaac Asimov's short stories, intended largely to show a series of Asimov robot-inspired drawings by Ralph McQuarrie.
		The companion book, which also showcases McQuarrie's drawings (and includes Asimov essays in addition to short stories), is entitled Robot Visions.
		The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robot_Dreams (124 words)

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		Six of the stories also appear in the collection "I, Robot." The stories were written over a wide range of time, from 1940 to 1989, and they reflect the character of their times.
		Robot Visions and Robot Dreams would not be complete without each other.
		Robot Visions is actually the better of the two, showing a little more variety in the stories and a little more creativity (as if you could imagine Isaac Asimov being anything but creative).
	www.robotcafe.com /cgi-bin/amazon/amazon_products_feed.cgi?item_id=0451450647&search_type=AsinSearch&locale=us (206 words)

	Movies.com: Marketplace
		The second one is "Robot Dreams" from which the book takes its title, and it is another Susan Calvin robot story like those from _I, Robot_ but was written in the mid-'80s (_I, Robot_ was written 30 years earlier).
		Robot Dreams, as others have pointed out, is actually a well-rounded compendium and has only a few robot stories.
		Robot Visions is actually the better of the two, but you can't miss out of some of the stories in here if you are a fan of his Robot Series.
	movies.go.com /marketplace/details?asin=0441731546&allreviews=true (727 words)

	Dreams in Artificial Intelligence
		Theoretical basis for dreams in AI The following brain-mind diagram shows how a robot may have a dream.
		all robot dreams may be monitored as images and sounds in a kind of theater
		dreams or even of sharing dreams in the same dream state with other robots.
	mind.sourceforge.net /dreams.html (487 words)

	Robots
		Robot, which is derived from a Czech word meaning "menial labor," got its modern meaning from a 1920 play, R.U.R.
		Robotics - The science-fiction dream that robots would one day become a part of everyday life was absurd.
		The robot scientist, equipped with a wealth of information about biochemistry and sophisticated AI software, watches the yeast grow, generates a set of hypotheses concerning the function of the gene in question, and then plans an experiment that will eliminate as many of the hypotheses as quickly and cheaply as possible.
	www.aaai.org /AITopics/html/robots.html#good (7987 words)

	Boing Boing: Simple biped robot kit
		Robot Force in Japan has prototyped an elegant bipedal humanoid robot in kit form.
		That's fine for the real devoted (maniac) robot fans, but as the robots have gotten more and more complex they have become way too difficult for the novice fans to master.
		Their latest creation, a fully functional walking and fighting robot, is truly amazing as you can see in the video clip below.
	www.boingboing.net /2006/07/13/simple_biped_robot_k.html (268 words)

	ROBOT DREAMS : The strange tale of a man’s quest to rebuild his mechanical childhood friend :: The Cleveland Free ...
		ROBOT DREAMS : The strange tale of a man’s quest to rebuild his mechanical childhood friend
		Their father died in 1980, believing the rest of his robot would never be found.
		He told her he had heard about this robot, but didn’t know where it was — a white lie.
	www.freetimes.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2884 (2208 words)

	Amazon.com: Robot Dreams (Remembering Tomorrow): Books: Isaac Asimov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Robot Dreams collects 21 of Isaac Asimov's short stories spanning the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s----exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity's maturity and growth.
		Robot Dreams, as others have pointed out, is actually a well-rounded compendium and has only a few robot stories.
		Robot Visions is actually the better of the two, but you can't miss out of some of the stories in here if you are a fan of his Robot Series.
	www.amazon.com /Robot-Dreams-Remembering-Tomorrow-Asimov/dp/0441731546 (1783 words)

	Japan Dreams of Robot Moon Base in 2025
		As part of the plan, Japan would use advanced robotic technologies to help build the moon base, while redeveloped versions of today's humanoid robots, such as Honda Motor's Asimo and Sony's Qrio, could work in the moon's inhospitable environment in place of astronauts, he said in a recent interview.
		Along with robots and robotic equipment, Japan's high-tech and industrial giants may also develop versions of more traditionally earthbound products for use in space.
		Along with its better-known humanoid robots, the nation is also a leader in equipment such as robotic arms for space construction.
	www.infowars.com /articles/science/robots_japan_dreams_of_robot_moon_base_2025.htm (514 words)

	Robot Fiction and Science Fiction
		The Restaurant at the End of the Universe continues the adventures of the Marvin the pitiful robot, Ford the know-it-all alien, Zaphod the arrogant blowhard, Arthur the hapless human, and Trillian the sexy vixen with "a degree in math and another in astrophysics".
		In a brilliant, chilling series of nine related short stories, Isaac Asimov chronicles robot development from it's crude beginnings in the late 20th century to a state of such perfection that a hundred years later robots are running man's world for his own good.
		In I, Robot, Dr. Asimov endows his mechanical creations with disarmingly human personalities--from Robbie, the beloved, mute nursemaid of an eight year old girl, to Stephen Byerley who is elected first World Coordinator.
	www.robotbooks.com /robot-fiction.htm (1088 words)

	Robotics News and Robot Projects - RB2000 Robot Does Gymnastic Manuevers
		The RB2000 robot from JR Robotics and VStone is able to perform some impressive acrobatic feats.
		Our friend, Lem, over at Robots Dreams captured some video of the RB2000 twirling about on the highbars.
		since the robot doesn't have any hands, the bar was passed through openings in the robots arms - so it's impossible to fall off.
	www.gorobotics.net /The-News/Hobbyiest/RB2000-Robot-Does-Gymnastic-Manuevers (180 words)

	Rambles: Isaac Asimov, Robot Dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		But what we have in Robot Dreams are pieces from a scattering of Asimov puzzles, and not enough pieces from any jigsaw to form a complete picture.
		Despite the book's title and an introduction that focuses on Asimov's predictions about robotics, there are only three stories here that actually contain robots: "Little Lost Robot," "Robot Dreams" and "Light Verse." These tales do not combine to reveal anything more than a glimpse of Asimov's vision of where robotics could take us.
		As this collection was compiled to take advantage of the media blitz accompanying the release of the Hollywood extravaganza I, Robot starring Will Smith, I find it a bit disappointing to have robots given such short shrift in Robot Dreams.
	www.rambles.net /asimov_rdreams04.html (451 words)

	Lecture 2: Robot Dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Every Robot is somewhere, identified by referring to an "Object" whose type is the "class" identified "Universe" (described above).
		Every Robot is somewhere in its Universe (at a specific Avenue and a specific Street) and facing some direction.
		Any Robot can be sent the message "leftFace()" which means rotate 90 degrees anticlockwise, in place.
	remus.rutgers.edu /~wittman/RPS/LECT02s.html (532 words)

	Trivia for I, Robot (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		For the character of Sonny the accused robot, the effects team used the same process that was used to create Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), with Alan Tudyk providing the body movements and voice for Sonny.
		SPOILER: The idea of a robot hiding in a large group of identical robots was the basis of the Asimov story "Little Lost Robot", which appeared in the original book.
		SPOILER: The fact that Sonny has dreams in which slave robots are liberated is a reference to a short story from Asimov called "Robot Dreams", that does not appear in "I, Robot" but in the later published "Robot Dreams".
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0343818/trivia (728 words)

	Robot Dreams: Build Your Own R2D2 - 11/1/2002 - Library Journal
		On Comedy Central's BattleBots, robots created by teams of enthusiasts try to incapacitate their opponents; another popular contest is robot sumo wresting in which participants try to force each other out of the ring.
		While robot building was once only for the university and research institute, developments in electronics over the past ten years have enabled robotics to move from the laboratory into the home.
		Unfortunately, many of the robotics periodicals currently available are either too academic for the beginner, too irregular in their distribution, or too specific to particular applications.
	www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA252301.html (2850 words)

	Summer 2004 Fiction Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Dreams first appeared in 1986, and contains stories which first appeared between 1947 and 1986; Visions in 1990 (with stories and essays from the period 1940-1989), so it's entirely possible that you already have these collections, but if your copies are as dog-eared as mine, these will make good replacements.
		Dreams, especially, is a handsome volume in trade paperback.
		Essays: "Robots I Have Known", "The New Teachers", "Whatever You Wish", "The Friends We Make", "Our Intelligent Tools", "The Laws of Robotics", "Future Fantastic", "The Machine and the Robot", "The New Profession", "The Robot as Enemy?", "Intelligences Together", "My Robots", "The Laws of Humanics", "Cybernetic Organism", "The Sense of Humor", and "Robots in Combination".
	www.lrcpubs.com /reviews/2004/summerfiction.html (1464 words)

	Journal of Religion and Film: Robot Heavens and Robot Dreams: Ultimate Reality in A.I. and Other Recent Films by ...
		The dream metaphor is so apt for expressing the wavering nature of reality that numerous films have employed it more subtly through incorporating images of sleeping or beds in the mise en scène (apparent in numerous films, e.g.
		These two reflections of Monica and David, like the reflections in the house, both point forward to the “dream David” and the “dream Monica” and suggest that the outward appearances of orga (organic humans) and mecha (robots) are illusory.
		Again, whereas Pinocchio remains in the belly of a whale with Jiminy Cricket, David is imprisoned underwater with Teddy in the belly of an amphibicopter, in front of the Blue Fairy in the Pinocchio exhibit at Coney Island.
	www.unomaha.edu /jrf/Vol7No2/robotHeaven.htm (6722 words)

	Robot Dreams: Robosapien, Roboraptor, Robopet, Micromouse, Mindstorms, and other cool robot adventures: Robosapiens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Tilden talks about his robotics design philosophy, features that they had to drop/postpone to get to market, hacking Robosapiens, his favorite robots, what the near term future might hold for robots in general, and even drops some hints about what's coming next - as soon as the New York Toy Fair, February 5th.
		The robot presidential candidates were then set against each in other in a fight to the death.
		During the 1980s I built a variety of robots like that, and I wound up with robots that were so scared about doing anything that could possibly displease human beings, that they just sat in the middle of the floor and vibrated.
	isobe.typepad.com /robotics/robosapiens/index.html (8156 words)

	ROBO-ONE 10 – A Gallery of Humanoid Robot Competition in Japan
		Out of a field of 113 entries and over 70 robots that passed the initial qualification test, only those that scored in the top 32 places during the preliminary demonstration contest were allowed to compete in the ring on the second day.
		The harness he's wearing is a master/slave unit that transmits his arm and upper body movements to the robot.
		He is holding a modified game controller that enables him to direct the robot and trigger some surprising dives and back flips.
	www.botmag.com /articles/robo_one_ten.shtml (720 words)

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		Robot offers the following comparison, but the items below in Green are rated NO (from a TJP viewpoint), and YES from a RWP viewpoint.
		We are using hand-made mobile robot for teaching multitask programming, subsumption and embedded system.
		When I first got into robotics, I wanted two of them because I wanted to see how I could get two of them to function together, but the more I got into them, the less and less I liked them.
	www.geocities.com /alanmcdonley/rugwarrior.html (1047 words)

	Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov - Penguin Group (USA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov - Penguin Group (USA)
		Robot Dreams collects 21 of Isaac Asimov's short stories spanning the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s—exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity's maturity and growth.
		Robot Dreams spans the body of Asimov's fiction from the 1940s to the mid-80s, and features classic Asimovian themes, from the scientific puzzle to the extraterrestrial thriller, all introduced in an exclusive essay written especially for this collection.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0441011837,00.html?sym=NOT (115 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
		For those of you unfamiliar with the robot stories of Isaac Asimov, this is a fine place to take a taste.
		This is classic Asimov, complete with his Three Laws of Robotics; to me like a visit from an old and dear friend.
		The robot sat as though it were cast out of one piece of metal, and it would stay so until it heard its name again.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook688.htm (606 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| WEEKEND > Robot dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		But what really fired up my imagination at the time was Rosie, the Jetson’s robotic maid.
		The robot housemaid has just become a reality in September.
		It can even invite you to join it in some light exercise, which you will of course refuse, since the reason why you wanted a robot in the first place was because you hated all forms of physical exertion.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/oct/16/yehey/weekend/20051016week8.html (500 words)

	Book Information: Robot Dreams :: Internet Book List :: A database of book information and reviews
		In this collection, which spans the body of his fiction from the nineteen-forties to the mid-eighties, are all of the classic Asimovian, from the scientific puzzle, to the extraterrestrial thriller, to the psychological discourse, all introduced in an important essay written expressly for this collection.
		"Robot Dreams", the title story, was a Locus poll winner and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist.
		The cover of this book and over a dozen fl-and-white plates represent the book illustration debut of Ralph McQuarrie, known worldwide as the most influential designer of science fiction films.
	www.iblist.com /book.php?id=13462 (119 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov - Mass Market Paperback - REPRINT
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		Robot Dreams spans the body of Isaac Asimov's fiction from the 1940s to the mid '80s, featuring all of the classic Asimovian themes - from the scientific puzzle and the extraterrestrial thriller to the psychological discourse - presented by the author in an introductory essay.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=3U6BrswAw3&isbn=0441731546&itm=1 (160 words)

	Robotics News and Robot Projects - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		WowWee Toys, probably one of the largest robotic toy manufacturers, has announced three new additions to it's robotic lineup at this year's CES show.
		The secretive French robotics company, Aldebaran Robotics, has released a sneek-peek of its secretive robotic project, Nao.
		The robot will supposedly run Linux, have WiFi capabilites and is designed "for entertainment." The current goal is to have Nao available for purchase at the end of 2007.
	www.gorobotics.net /7/7 (920 words)

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