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RevBob · 10-24-2010, 04:56 AM

Heinlein's The Door Into Summer may prove useful as an alternative here. The main character designed trainable robots that used fuzzily-defined "tubes" to store learned routines. The idea was that these would be more "versatile appliance" than "sentient robot," though.

10-24-2010, 04:56 AM	#5
RevBob Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars	Re: Programming Robots w/Punch Cards? Heinlein's The Door Into Summer may prove useful as an alternative here. The main character designed trainable robots that used fuzzily-defined "tubes" to store learned routines. The idea was that these would be more "versatile appliance" than "sentient robot," though. __________________ Find me at @RevBobTnJ * Goodreads Looking for a St. Aosbczkcs medal.