The talking toaster

摘要

One day not long ago I was warping through cyberspace, investigating a bioengineering topic involving human-robot interaction and artificial intelligence.While immersed in this dreary task, I ran across an amusing student project which put my all-too-serious research into better perspective.Even though this was NOT a Forth-related project, it could have been accomplished using Forth software and hardware.Let me introduce the project to you, then describe their system configuration (frequently paraphrasing the students' own account).Finally, let me discuss how Forth might have helped to contribute to its success.