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GRACE Exceeds Expectations!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the most-powerful-baby-in-the-universe dept.

smashr writes "GRACE, the robot mentioned earlier on slashdot, has succeeded in the AAAI challenge at the conference in Canada. Her creators are saying that GRACE exceeded their expectations. The entire competition went well with only several minor hiccups (GRACE cut in front of a judge in line to register, and then demanded a conference badge several times). The team is looking forward towards refining GRACE for the competition in Mexico. Stories at: CNN.com, Yahoo, and the Edmonton Journal."

3 of 209 comments (clear)

  1. Re:[insert intelligent comment here] by NullStream · · Score: 2, Informative

    Asimov, Issac - I, Robot.

    Read it.
    It's good for you like soup.

    You can obtain a copy at your local book store, library or eBook Warez IRC channel (though the former is preferred to the later).

    --
    "Survival of the fittest Max, and we've got the fucking gun!" - Pi
  2. GRACE on TV by joepa · · Score: 2, Informative

    From http://www.palantir.swarthmore.edu/GRACE/ :

    8 August: Grace may be on the Today show (not yet finalized).

    ...
    That could be interesting.

  3. Not really autonomous by Devlin-du-GEnie · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Edmonton Journal article says that GRACE's handlers used hand signals and voice cues to help her navigate and perform. That makes her registering for the conference merely interesting, not jaw-dropping amazing.