Programming AI with Leaf/Overview

Overview The Leaf Project is a group robot development program whose objective is to develop a robot platform that supports experiments with artificial intelligence, computer vision|vision, navigation, etc. Leaf was created by Bruce Weimer. He is an artificial life program. Leaf was inspired by the computer game Creatures (artificial life program)|Creatures, by Steve Grand, in which artificial beings hatch, develop, and interact in a simulated environment. Leaf: has an artificial personality is an open source project responds to spoken commands responds to visual information can be used with just a Personal computer can be interfaced to a robot through his own circuit board is programmed in LISP can use a CSLU Toolkit animated face uses Robin Hewitt's webcam implementation to for vision can be completely customized and users are encouraged to customize and improve him software is currently used in an R2-D2 replica has a hardware/ electronic platform created by Alex Brown that supports basic mobility, sensing and control from an on-board PC Three Leaf robots were completed in 2004 and four more were built in 2006.