Domestibeasts are modular, mobile, learning social robots that function as live/work environments for humans inhabitants in a post-collapse suburban landscape. Humans have a parasitic relationship to the Domestibeast, which is outfitted with its own set of sensors as well as communication devices seamlessly networked with all other Domestibeasts within range.
Domestibeasts use suburban infrastructure to survive, autonomously seeking out water, food, roads, electricity and other features of infrastructure for their human inhabitants. Domestibeasts learn from one another and share information about the location of resources and how best to move around the suburban landscape.
Domestibeasts use suburban infrastructure to survive, autonomously seeking out water, food, roads, electricity and other features of infrastructure for their human inhabitants. Domestibeasts learn from one another and share information about the location of resources and how best to move around the suburban landscape.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, award # ISE-0741685.
