Don't push: obstacle avoidance by suppression of irreversible actions

Adam Eppendahl

Dept. of Engineering Design and Manufacture
Universiti Malaya

Friday, 30 June 2006, 14:00 (note the unusual weekday)
Cybernetica Bldg (Akadeemia tee 21), room B101


Abstract: We introduce an abstract but practical morality for domestic robots: do not do what you cannot undo. We describe how various forms of obstacle avoidance might follow from this maxim. We report on experiments with Khepera robots that show what can happen in practice. Video demonstrations will be presented.


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