Aibo – the robot dog

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An intelligent toy

Whoever wants to get to the confidenced Mind Children and wants to develop everyday behaviors to deal with them, who would have to strike quickly quickly, because Sony will only offer a few thousand stucco his robot dog AIBO, for that you can make the easiest export for 2.5000 dollars over the internet. From 1. June is the new variety of pets orders.

After the success of the Tamagotchi, the AIBOS should now also conquer the profitable market of artificial pets and at the same time mark entry into theest century: "The last 10 years of 20. Century were dominated by PCs and the Internet", Means Sony’s VicePrasident Toshitada Doi. "The next 10 years we are sure that robots with free movement represent the next trend."

Aibo means in Japanese partner and is at the same time the coverage for Astatifical INtelligence roBot. A lot is promised: "A robot that foes, learns and growing." Even in development, Sony itself is the allegedly intelligent robot called Robokoneko, but in the form of a possible lifelike cat with coat. AIBO, on the other hand, is actually a robot dog, which is now to offer the competitor Furby Paroli and, in contrast to the Japanese cat of Masushita, which is to be used for tele-altenbuilder, is all on the entertainment of old and young.

as "Wunder" Is Aibo equipped with 18 joints and can not only go to four legs or sit down, but also "Mood" Print by stretching by stretching, getting up when he slows down despite motion sensors, camera and distance sensor, or move the legs when it lies on the jerk. Apart from the pre-programmed cumbers of the joy, the mourning, the Arger, surprise, the fear and disgust and instincts (love, looking, moving, charging or hunger), AIBO reacts even on accessories. Through a touch sensor on the head you can stroke him (however, the MUB had to happen for at least two seconds) or punish with a punch. We take this course to lift our self-firing, and around the autonomous robot, he should develop too much average momentum to keep under control, if he really should be of learning. If AIBO should be in bad mood, then he could not pay attention to the commands. Thankfully, you can then switch it off quickly or switch to remote control to control your movements. Different, he leads a few preprogrammed tricks. A pause switch can also bring him to rest or when he expires to sleep, wake up again.

But permanent in the Tamagotchi model – or as it is with animals and humans – the AIBOS should also grow up, which, of course, demands the attention of the owners who probably with such "autonomous" Robots can see a little faster than in children of human or animal to see if their educational work fruits something. If everything does not succeed, you only need to buy the additional module for 450 dollars to create new movement runs. Apparently, a built-in dying was discussed at Sony, but the commodity for a builder who spends a lot of money, but a little too lifelike when he has one "partner" with expiration date. Then he could take a real dog with all the bad biological properties. On the other hand, the programmed finiteness could just increase the stimulus. Where there is little time, more attention will be invested – and is the follow-up purchase of a clone for pleasure.

Sony, of course, promises that Aibo was developed with the aim of a human robot coexistence that the owner – or even the AIBO itself? – surprise. Maybe there is an ancestor from Hal to us, which has only 8 MB of memory, which was allowed to confront his creativity a little. In a demonstration he could catch a pink ball, otherwise Aibo is still pretty unprotected for communication with his mistress or master. Although he owns two microphones, but does not understand any language yet. This should come into lateral versions. For this he can bark, speak and – as already! – Sing in English and Japanese.

Oh yes, nine teams want to use the platform of AIBO at the next RoboCup.

Discussed with each other: Archbishop Stefan Hebe… © Elisabeth Schomaker (KNA)

…and Kiel's Lord Mayor Ulf Kampfer © Carsten Rehder

How merciful are we, for example, in dealing with the public failure of institutions or celebrities? This was the topic of a discussion evening with Hamburg's Archbishop Stefan Hebe and Kiel's Lord Mayor Ulf Kampfer.

How merciful can elongation conversations be? How many mistakes can top people allow themselves in times of virtual pillorying? Current ies, but usually only come into focus when there is a reason to do so. Answers were sought by Hamburg's Archbishop Stefan Hebe and Kiel's Lord Mayor Ulf Kampfer (SPD) on Wednesday evening at a panel discussion in Kiel's St. Heinrich Church.

The parish of St. Francis of Assisi, which crowned its "Weeks of Mercy" within the framework of the Holy Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis with the top-level meeting between "EB and OB" – as an onlooker in the crowded church quipped.

"The good is not exciting"

What it has brought at all, this year, moderator and daily newspaper journalist Kristian Blasel wanted to know: "When I watch news, I do not notice that mercy has become more."Hebe countered that there was a simple reason for this: "The good is not exciting."Nevertheless the idea of the pope made it up to the north to Kiel. The goal, he said, is for a decision to be made about the end of the year on 20. November the idea of the mercy to the act become and in the everyday life be converted.

"The pleasure in the failure of the other" was the subtitle of the evening – because mercy proves itself, after all, mostly in the face of mistakes: "It is not without reason that the heart is at the center of the word," said Kampfer. In an ideal world where laws always ensure justice, mercy would not be necessary at all, the social democrat and jurist said.

Church must perceive realities

It is precisely into these gray areas, which can always exist in human life, that the churches are now moving – this is how he understands the Pope's current guidelines on sexual morality, for example, said Hebe: "There are fixed poles, and the life of the individual moves between them." The church must accompany people and at the same time "perceive the realities", they said.

That top people in politics or the church must meet high expectations was fine with both Kampfer and Hebe. They discussed this in terms of two prominent cases of public failure: Franz-Peter Tebartz van Elst and Christian Wulff. While Hebe praised the clarification work of the media in the case of the former Limburg bishop, Kampfer also saw a "tragedy" and injustice in the case of the ex-Federal President.

Past mistakes

The church's handling of abuse was also addressed. In the past, big mistakes were made, things were covered up, said Hebe: "We have learned a lot, we have become better."Kampfer spoke of an institutional failure, but recalled that there had been similar bad cases in other institutions, such as the Odenwald School.

Overall, Kampfer noted that the "will to empathy" is declining. The Internet is also to blame for this, he says, making it easier to perceive only opinions that correspond to one's own. "Democracy is not a pony farm, conflict is fine – but there is a tendency toward non-communication that worries me."

Conspicuously absent were two names from Kiel's recent political past: Susanne Gaschke (SPD), Kampfer's predecessor as mayor, who stumbled over clumsy dealings with a tax evader, and ex-education minister Wara Wende (no party affiliation), who was accused of padding her way back from politics into academia too thickly financially. That both's public failure did not come up again was probably an act of mercy.

At the start of the Round Table on Child Abuse, Federal Family Minister Kristina Schroder (CDU) urged that perpetrators not be released from responsibility. We should not only look at the institutions, she said in an epd interview in Berlin.

epd: The Abuse Round Table, which will meet for the first time on Friday, will be attended by some 60 representatives of the federal government, the states, local authorities, associations, churches and other institutions. How are the victims represented?
Kristina Schroder: Victims' side played a major role from the beginning. We have therefore invited central child protection associations and nationwide associations of counseling centers for victims of sexual violence: These include the organization Wildwasser, which is represented by its umbrella organization , as well as a counseling center that specializes in men and boys as victims of abuse. The White Ring, which supports victims of crime, is also at the table, as are associations that provide counseling and intervention services. So the concerns of the victims are well represented.
epd: The contact and counseling centers for victims unanimously say they are underfunded. Can and should the federal government also provide funds? About the same as it helps finance the expansion of child care?
Schroder: I take the statements of the organizations very seriously, we have to talk about that at the round table. But it's too early for announcements. Round table must first take stock. What do we have to offer and where are there gaps? In very many communities there is already a good offer of help.
epd: Where do you see gaps?
Schroeder: We must also take care of the therapy of pedophilic men. There are already some very good projects, for example "Kein Tater werden" in Berlin. We must now examine how we can create more such qualified contact points in Germany to which pedophile men can turn before they become perpetrators. The topic has received too little attention so far.
epd: Another key ie is compensation for victims. What is your position on this?
Schroder: We have appointed the former Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Christine Bergmann, as our commissioner, and she has taken up her work with great enthusiasm. It collects reports of the victims and will make suggestions to material and immaterial compensation payments by the responsible ones. The state only comes into play when state authorities, for example school supervision, have failed. The point is that those who are responsible also live up to their responsibility.
epd: So the institutions, the churches?
Schroder: The institutions are one thing. But I also agree with Cardinal Karl Lehmann, who criticizes that we are currently only talking about the institutions and not actually about the individual offenders. We think too quickly about the system, but not about individual responsibility. Of course, compensation for a victim must not fail because the perpetrator is unable to pay. But I think it is crucial in terms of individual justice that we clarify what the perpetrators themselves can contribute.
epd: Legally, however, individual perpetrators can no longer be apprehended 20 to 30 years after the abuse, because the statute of limitations has run on the act. Do you think it is realistic for a perpetrator to voluntarily compensate his victim?
Schroder: I draw a very sharp distinction here between the legal question of whether a claim may be statute-barred and the moral question of whether one actually invokes the statute of limitations. These are two completely different levels. I therefore do not consider it unrealistic that either individual perpetrators or employment institutions such as the churches will be willing to pay compensation in view of the moral dimension.
epd: The churches say they need a legal basis for payments. Since these have not existed until now, fund solutions are easier to handle. This was also suggested by the moderator of the Round Table on Home Education, Antje Vollmer. Do you think it makes sense to move toward a fund solution at the Abuse Round Table??
Schroder: Antje Vollmer, as moderator of the Round Table Home Education, has suggested a fund for victims with trauma. We will certainly discuss the question at the Round Table on Child Abuse, but the outcome is open.
epd: When will the round table answer this question??
Schroder: In any case, an interim report should be available by the end of the year. Then it will become clear what still needs to be done.
epd: The family is by far the place where sexual abuse occurs most often. Is it possible to 'crack' this area?
Schroder: We will never be able to completely prevent child abuse. But there are processes we can intervene in. Perpetrators almost always test out first how far they can go. We know that children who reject advances or avoid contact are less likely to become victims. Here's where you can chime in. We have the Conference of Education Ministers at the table: Abuse must be an ie in schools. Children must know that in every case the perpetrator is to blame, that abuse always happens against the will of the child and who they can turn to.
epd: Are you in favor of extending the statute of limitations for victims' civil claims so that a right to compensation is preserved longer?
Schroder: There is a conviction among many members of parliament that these deadlines are too short.
epd: What would you like to see as a result of the Round Table?
Schroder: What we need are clear rules, perhaps in the form of voluntary commitments, about what institutions do to prevent and intervene. We also need to agree on what the relationship between proximity and distance should be. And: It would be fatal if a general suspicion were to arise against male educators.
epd: Then at the end you have a new action plan, everyone sits back satisfied, and nothing happens.
Schroder: No, then it must be implemented. The action plan should include mandates for the various institutions and levels of government. After a reasonable period of time, the tasks must be implemented. I want to see results.
epd: Too little has happened in the past? There is already an action plan, a federal-state working group and elaborated concepts.
Schroder: I would not say that too little has happened in general. Sexual abuse still takes place. However, we are currently dealing with cases that, for the most part, date back decades. In this respect, one cannot blame the institutions in their current structure for the cases at that time. Good educational work is being done on the subject – but we still have to do better overall.Interview: Bettina Markmeyer, Thomas Schiller and Jutta Wagemann

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