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Article: What a robot really wants: knowledge at the point of decision.
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- KMWorld
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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A small, two-legged robot stands atop a glass-topped coffee table. On its two dimensional world, it has to contend with a potted plant, an old TV Guide and several coffee cups, along with the ever-present danger of plummeting over the side onto the carpet below. As the robot navigates its way around, a constant evaluation process occurs inside its software "brain." First, information is collected through its sensors. Secondly, that information is analyzed, using a decision tree to determine the optimal course of action.
What do the adventures of this robot have to do with knowledge management? It's more important than you might think. You see, right before the ...