Media: Robots Invent a Language
| Submitter: |
Mfon Udoinyang
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| Submitter Email: | mfon@linguistlist.org |
| Linguistic Field(s): |
Computational Linguistics General Linguistics Language Acquisition |
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An ExtremeTech online article of May 17 by Alan Henry reports that a group of Australian researchers have managed to teach robots how to invent and use spoken language. The goal of the research is to understand how language evolves and develops naturally over time. The robots or LingoDroids are equipped with microphones, speakers, cameras, range finders, and sonar that they use to map their surroundings and speak to one another. You can read more on this at: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2385530,00.asp |
| Issue Number: | 22.3836 |
| Date Posted: | May 19, 2011 |
