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1. Pe et re ee OCI The Autonomous Robot arctec systems GEMINI s liquid crystal display with Life Menu Above display is keyboard infrared receiver below is optional disk drive Schedule GEMINI to wake you up in the morning remind you of your schedule for the day and recite you a poem GEMINI automatically keeps its batteries charged by returning to the charger whenever necessary Meet A q q g a OC III II The Autonomous Robot GEMINI is a self navigating self charging multiple microprocessor based life size robot with an unprecedented 100K built in artificial intelligence operating system speech recognition speech synthesis mul tiple environmental sensors and a rugged computer controlled propulsion system Prepare Your Family For The Future Now Bring GEMINI home and turn it on Watch in wonder as GEMINI undergoes a com plete checkout of all its systems GEMINI tells you everything it s doing while dis playing data on the 40 character by 8 line low power liquid crystal display at the same time Now you are ready for a lifetime of discovery in the new world of personal robotics Press the DEMO function key and let GEMINI teach you something about artifi cially intelligent machines Let it sing you a song while it also plays accompanying background music Try a few laser blast sound effects for your children Let GEMINI use its artificial intelligence2. similar to Apple s allow addition of many Apple type peripheral cards But What Can GEMINI Do GEMINI can help you and your children prepare for the burgeoning field of robotics As an educational tool alone GEMINI is a sound investment You can program the robot to tutor your children in most any subject such as spelling reading history music or math Such educational tasks are made enjoyable with a robot that not only displays information on its screen but also speaks to the children and accepts their voice commands But this robot is not a toy GEMINI can introduce you to the field of artificial intelli gence as well as teach you about micro processors in a multitasking environment The robot can also teach you the principles of automatic control of electromechanical devices You can even learn about advanced topics such as machine speech recognition and computerized speech All of GEMINI s devices employ the latest equipment in these high technology fields GEMINI is also just plain entertaining You and your family will enjoy many hours just watching the robot figure out how to get around obstacles in its path and how to move through open doorways You will gain a new perspective on artificial and human intelligence You will also enjoy lis tening to the robot create a nearly endless variety of poetry and stories The music lovers in the family will particu larly enjoy GEMINI There are numerous canned son
3. to make up space travel stories and poetry Push another button and let it take you into the world of machine voice recogni tion Give GEMINI commands by voice Let it tell you the time temperature baro metric pressure sound level light level and the voltages of its three batteries Watch the look of amazement in your children s eyes as GEMINI moves off the charger performs a dance to its own music and then returns all by itself to the battery charger Now exit the DEMO mode you can show it to your friends later and prepare every one for the new family addition the robot valet Pull out GEMINI s full function computer controlled keyboard tucked away in its pouch and enter the SCHEDULE mode You won t have to know anything about programming to turn GEMINI into your personal valet Enter a wake up call and a reminder message if you wish Tell GEMINI what room you will be in and it will find you all on its own Set up a household security routine for the robot if you wish Before you get carried away completely exit the SCHEDULE mode and enter GEMINT s fabulous floating point scientific BASIC operating system Pick up the easy to understand manuals and look at all the new BASIC commands which give you complete control over the sensors and aux iliary computers Try a few new commands such as RANGE HEAD to get distances in feet from its head ultrasonic sonar or BODY FORWARD SPEED DISTANCE to wa
4. ach room up to 15 separate rooms and a small door edge reflector on one side of every doorway GEMINI will then ask you some questions about the locations of these room beacons and door edge reflectors You type in the answers That s all Now you can command the robot by voice from BASIC or from the SCHEDULER to move to any of these rooms GEMINI will use its artificial intelli gence to figure out how to get there TO REMOTE COMMUNICATION COMPUTER NAVIGATION HEAD SONARS 3 IR DOOR EDGE DETECTOR IR ROOM BEACON DETECTOR MOTION DETECTOR USER INTERFACES FUNCTION KEYS 40 x 8 ADJUSTABLE LCD DISPLAY TAPE OR DISK DRIVE KEYBOARD DETACHABLE CORD OR CORDLESS CONVENIENT JOYSTICK COLLISION AVOIDANCE BODY SONARS 5 BUMPERS 4 PORTS RS232 DUAL PARALLEL CENTRONICS PRINTER GEMINI has a real collision avoidance sys tem on board Nine Polaroid ultrasonic sonars are used for this purpose The sonars are placed strategically on the 48 inch high frame GEMINI sees an adult environment as we do not the environ ment of a toddler which is seen by other smaller robots In the event that the array of sonars misses an object in its path GEMINI also has a 20 inch circular base with contact bumpers that are constantly monitored by the pro pulsion computer These bumpers are on the robot s greatest outer extremity so it is unlikely to bump into objects without knowing it GEMINI constantly monitors
5. asks Save these programs on the WAFER tapes or 31 inch floppy DISK and trade them with your friends Try your hand at writing an EXPERT system to predict the weather using GEMINI s built in barometer GEMINI will go as far as your imagination can take it Best of all GEMINI is designed to grow with you As your skill and experi ence with robotics increase you may want to add new peripherals or design your own In addition to the built in 16 channel A D converter real time clock Centronics printer port RS232 serial port and 48 input output bits there is room for four plug in options bus similar to Apple such as a prototyping board for experimenting with interfaces to other equipment There are two uncommitted serial ports with built in software drivers to add additional com puters on board Plenty of room is avail able in the body and on the rotatable head platform to attach experimental devices And to power all of your experiments and peripherals there is a super efficient onboard switching power supply There are many more options to come because GEMINI was designed from the beginning to accommodate increased power and capability as your requirements change Specifications Hardware Autonomous operation self navigating self charging 48 inches high 20 inches in diameter 70 pounds 9 ultrasonic collision avoidance and navigation sensors Three on board computers all high speed CMOS Rockwell 65C02 s e Main compute
6. ccupied Let the robot move around turning on off the TV radio and lights Let it talk in several different voices to make it appear that several people are in the house Let the robot use its sophisticated array of motion and infrared sensors to spot an intruder and then schedule GEMINI to phone you if something is detected If you are worried while you are away you can even phone the robot for a status report And GEMINI can use its on board smoke detector to watch out for fires GEMINI can be a tireless companion for the young the very old and the disabled The robot can do many everyday tasks for people who find it difficult or impossible to do them manually GEMINI can be pro grammed to understand people with difficult to understand speech which it can then translate into understandable speech The robot can turn electrical lights and appliances on and off by voice command GEMINI can even dial telephone numbers But the biggest benefit no matter how you use GEMINI is that you and your family increase your familiarity with the robot itself The more you experiment with it the more you discover about its potential Start by using the built in voice command system Then invent your own routines and link them into the built in voice com mand software Then write some BASIC programs using the robot commands As you master GEMINI s advanced BASIC control language you will be able to make the robot perform very complex t
7. gs built in such as Scott Joplin s The Entertainer and Music Box Dancer and songs with vocals like The Star Spangled Banner Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head and many more You can even write your own music with accompanying vocals and save these on wafers or disks for later replay GEMINI can also be your personal valet You can enter numerous tasks for the robot to handle throughout the day and all you need to know is how to push keys on a keyboard These tasks include reminders such as birthdays anniversaries and your schedule of activities morning wake up calls playing games with the children and tutoring And with the optional REMOTE COMMUNICATION COMPUTER GEMINI can even control your home environment by regulating your thermostat for minimum energy consumption sprinkling the lawn turning off the lights and even turning on your coffee maker in the morning GEMINI can also be your personal security guard You can easily enter your own unique security routines for any period of the day for any area of your home from the SCHEDULE mode You might even program the robot to use its artificial intelli gence to generate its own security patrol When the robot can call upon the optional remote computer GEMINI becomes a par ticularly effective security guard It is well known that only the most hardened crimi nals will enter a house that is occupied Just schedule GEMINI to make the house look o
8. its sonars while in motion just in case the bumpers miss a low obstacle GEMINI s ability to turn 360 degrees within its 20 inch radius helps prevent the robot from getting trapped in tight spots LIGHT SENSOR MICROPHONES 3 SMOKE DETECTOR DUAL SPEAKERS POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARD SONAR SENSOR AND STEPPER MOTOR CONTROLLER SIGNAL CONDITIONING VOICE SOUND MOTION TEMPERATURE SMOKE BAROMETER BATTERIES 56K RAM ROM CARD COMPUTERS VOICE I O amp SOUND PROPULSION MAIN PROPULSION 4 WHEEL DRIVE TWO DC MOTORS THREE 12 VOLT 6 5 AMP HOUR BATTERIES GEMINI s four wheel drive propulsion sys tem allows it to move about on any surface and over normal obstacles found in a typi cal household This robot won t be stopped by door sills or shag rugs And the three 6 5 amp hour sealed batteries are mounted right in the middle of the drive system so the center of gravity is kept very low and the principal weight is equally distributed over the driver wheels A truly sound foundation for a robot GEMINI at the charger location Note the infrared beacon on the wall GEMINI s head contains sensors for motion and smoke microphones for voice input and sound sensing infrared room beacon and door edge detectors ranging sonars and room for addi tional peripherals GEMINI s main computer has all func tions most users need including serial and parallel ports Four expansion slots on the bus
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10. r 64K ROM 56K RAM e Voice Input Output and Sound computer 24K ROM 16K RAM e Propulsion Control computer 2K ROM 2K RAM Full size cordless detachable keyboard with 6303 CMOS microcomputer 2K ROM carried by robot Remote Communication computer 8K ROM 32K RAM optional 40 character by 8 line low power alphanumeric liquid crystal display Light sound temperature and battery voltage sensors barometric pressure and smoke sensors optional 16 channel 8 bit CMOS analog to digital converter Real time clock RS232 port Centronics printer port hardware random number generator Four peripheral expansion ports using bus structure similar to Apple Convenient joystick controller Low power WAFER endless tape or 31 2 inch floppy DISK drive both optional Charger self charging type anti static mat Software 100K integrated artificial intelligence operating system Automatic self checking and diagnostics on powerup Extensive built in DEMO program pushbutton operation Multiple user 256 word voice recognition system with adaptive learning ability Integrated VOICE COMMAND LANGUAGE VOCOL optional Advanced easy to use task SCHEDULER program User configurable security guard program optional Third generation unlimited vocabulary speech synthesizer with text to speech software Full floating point BASIC with robot control commands optional Documentation A complete easy to follow Users Manual provides clear instructions on ini
11. rial port hook it up to the REMOTE COMMU NICATION COMPUTER and let GEMINI talk to it or control GEMINI from your computer If you are really venturesome too excited to sleep or just plain curious enter GEMINI s MONITOR mode You will find yourself at the robot s very heart Right where you can make GEMINI do anything your abilities will allow Check out the sys tems manual you will find all of the useful new CMOS 65C02 microprocessor source codes with user entry points to a multitude of subroutines You might even outdo the programming staff of the GEMINI design team at this level Let your imagination run wild It s your robot built for you and your children s future Front view of GEMINI showing sonars lifelites charging bumper and three piece ABS plastic shell You Will Think GEMINI Is Really Alive GEMINI is not an ordinary personal robot GEMINI doesn t need a human to plug it into its charger and unplug it like other robots GEMINI does that for itself GEMINI doesn t need a human to first lead it around its surroundings in order to navi gate either GEMINI doesn t follow pre taught paths which take time to enter and which can t be repeated when the robot s wheels slip or someone moves the furni ture GEMINI figures out shortest paths from room to room and around obstacles all alone All you have to do is install a small attrac tively packaged infrared coded room bea con in e
12. tch GEMINI move forward at the des ignated speed for the designated distance Let your mind wander to all the things you can make GEMINI do with this easy to use English like language Save a pro gram or two on the optional low power WAFER drive or 31 2 inch floppy DISK drive Gather your family around you and say GEMINI loudly The robot will respond with GEMINI LISTENING and automat ically enter the voice command mode In this mode the robot can recognize speech and respond to spoken commands First the robot must be trained to your voice no problem for GEMINI It will take charge and verbally direct the vocabulary training sessions as needed for you and up to two other members of the family When the voice training is done take turns commanding GEMINI to move about and perform various tasks The robot will con verse with you at the same time You don t have to worry that GEMINI might lose the training or forget your voice The robot will keep its memory alive and adapt to your voice even if it changes GEMINI doesn t even care if you speak in a foreign language If you have the optional REMOTE COM MUNICATION COMPUTER enter GEMINI s REMOTE COMPUTER control mode and dim a few lights in the house or turn off permanently the TV Then dial up the SOURCE or COMPUSERVE and have a short session Dump a program or two to your printer If you have a per sonal computer with an RS232C se
13. tial set up and day to day use including a large section on the extended BASIC language The Techni cal Reference Manual contains valuable information on the robot s insides including schematics and listings which hob byists educators and experimenters will find useful An op tional Young User s Manual written for the youngster from age 8 12 introduces the younger members of the family to the exciting world of robotics and includes many experiments and games that are lots of fun as well as educational Arctec Systems and the Arctec Group Arctec Systems Incorporated is a member of the Arctec Group an international group of companies with 14 years of engineering experience Arctec s remote data acquisition sys tems that function at 40 degrees below zero in the Arctic use microcomputers and battery power systems similar to those designed for GEMINI And Arctec s experience designing radio telemetry links that transmit data back from the Arctic helped in designing GEMINI s optional radio system Arctec Systems GEMINI Team includes engineers and technicians in the fields of electronics mechanical and structural engineer ing control systems engineering computer science and artifi cial intelligence In short a complete robotics engineering team Apple is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc CompuServe is a trademark of CompuServe Inc The Source is a service mark of Source Telecomputing Corporatio
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