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From: Nick_Janow@mindlink.UUCP (Nick Janow)
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: "Easy" way to put "AI" in realtime embedded systems?
Message-ID: <5494@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 14 Apr 91 16:24:27 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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kube@cs.UAlberta.CA (Ron Kube) writes:

> Nick_Janow@mindlink.UUCP (Nick Janow) writes:
> 
>+ Forth might be a good choice for adding AI to embedded systems.  Forth is
>+ widely used in embedded systems, and is also used in robotics and AI
>+ research.
> 
> Do you have an example of Forth's use in AI research?

I don't have the references for that; I do remember reading that Forth
definitely was being used for AI work.

The FORML (Forth Modification Laboratory)--a forum for sharing and discussing
new ideas for Forth--proceedings contains some discussion about AI, expert
systems, neural networks, etc.

The Rochester Proceedings, sponsored by the Institute for Applied Forth
Research, Inc., had "Real-Time Artificial Intelligence" as the title for the
1986 conference.

The Journal of Forth Applications and Research has issues with contents like,
"Expert Systems in Forth", "Forth-based Prolog for Real-Time Expert Systems"
and "Symbolic Stack Addressing".

These proceedings can be ordered through the Forth Interest Group (order forms
in Forth Dimensions magazine).  If you can't find Forth Dimensions in your
university library, you can try a local FIG Chapter (the N. Alta. Inst. of
Tech. (403-486-6666 day, 403-962-2203 night) is probably the closest to you.)

If you would like more information about Forth in AI work, post a query on
comp.lang.forth.  Hopefully, someone there can help you further.