Bot 1 – No cognition – No learning

The 1st stage of my “Cognition Bot Taxonomy”.

The “No cognition” bot is purely mechanical and is not able to learn anything else than it is preprogrammed to do.

A “No cognition” chatbot would work as a switch:

You: asdkasf
Bot: I did not understand you. Please write "on" or "off"

You: on
Bot: lamp is on

You: off
Bot: lamp is off

Python example (including source code): bot_1_no_congition.zip

Run the “bot_1_program.py” – requires Python 3.x
and type for example: “on”

“test_bot_1.py” is just for unit-testing.

A more complex algorithm would deal with more complex tasks, like a robot that cleans a room. For example, whenever the bot hits a wall, it turns 90° and continues:

The algorithm would have to be tested and improved, for it to deal with many types of rooms. For example, when it’s finished, it turns to a free path and starts over:

Two trips would have a good coverage:

Adding randomness

The algorithm could be simplified, by adding randomness.
Whenever the bot hits a wall, it would turn in a random direction:

The bot will not learn anything new, but with randomness, it might solve problems we didn’t think off, and therefore seem like it is intelligent.

View the full “Cognition Bot Taxonomy”