Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:44:38 -0400
Subject: THE HELPLESS ROBOT




THE HELPLESS ROBOT
Norman White
http://www.year01.com/helpless

Year Zero One is pleased to present the source code for Norman White's
interactive robotic project, The Helpless Robot.

The Helpless Robot is an artificial personality that responds to the
behavior of humans by using its electronic voice which speaks a total of
512 phrases. The speech that is delivered depends on its present and
past experience of "emotions" ranging from boredom, frustration,
arrogance,and overstimulation.

Since 1987 The Helpless Robot has been exhibited in numerous galleries
both in Canada and internationally. By sharing and publishing The
Helpless Robot source code, Norman White invites fellow creative
individuals to collaborate on a software project aimed at: >> creating
more powerful and varied simulations of an emotional entity. >>
translating the code into Java or another web language, so as to create
a net-based version of The Helpless Robot.



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