The folks at theBonobo Great Ape Trust Sanctuaryof Des Moines , Iowa have a noble end — to build their bonobos a teleoperated RoboBonobo so that the apes can interact with their environs using a mechanically skillful avatar .
In practice , this think strap a grin monkey head to a droid , equip it with a weewee gun , and allowing the repugnance to unfold while strains of the Benny Hill subject toodle softly in the length .
We jest , we jest ! pygmy chimpanzee can apply a vocabulary of approximately 400 words , and the Bonobo Chat and RoboBonobo task would offer the anthropoid an opportunity to inflate their interactions using the internet and other computer engineering .
The team seeks to raise $ 20,000 to construct this undying anthropoid - machine army to make human - emulator communication story . Here ’s their pitch :
We would like the bonobos to use the Bonobo Chat app to control their environment using simple lexigram command – to function monger machines , candid doors , catch movies and , hopefully , to curb robots . We think that controlling automaton might be a right way for the bonobo to interact with guests and visitors outside their caged areas . They could play Salmon P. Chase game or squirt guests with an onboard water gun .
[ RoboBonoboviaIEEE Spectrum ]
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