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Application of Intelligent Automata to Reconnaissance

by Nilsson, N. J., Rosen, C. A., Raphael, B., Forsen, G., Chaitin, L. and Wahlstrom, S.

Technical Report
Institution: Stanford Research Institute
December 1968.

Note: Project 5953 Final Report
From the Nilsson archives – SHAKEY papers

Abstract

This report is a final report for the project “Applications of Intelligent Automata to Reconnaissance” under Contract AF 30(602)-4147. The primary goal of this project is to investigate techniques in artificial intelligence applied to the control of a mobile automaton in a real environment. The main emphasis is on the design of a hierarchy of computer programs that will accept visual and other sensory information gathered by the automaton and will direct the actions of the automaton in performing missions that require the abilities to plan ahead and to learn from previous experience.

A mobile automaton controlled over a radio link from an SDS-940 computer has been constructed and is operational. It uses a visual system and other sensors combined with a complex problem solving system to enable it to navigate among simple objects in a laboratory.

Although this is a final report, another project (under Contract F 30602-69-C-0056) is using the results reported here to continue research in intelligent automata.

Appendices include:

• “Description of the RBT SYSPOP” by L.J. Chaitin
• “Listing and Summary of Two-Letter Commands” by L.J. Chaitin
• “Improvements in the Automaton’s Visual System” by G.E. Forsen

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Application of Intelligent Automata to Reconnaissance Development of the original robot Shakey for exploring AI problems.

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