<s>
Machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
system	O
to	O
interpret	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
humans	O
use	O
their	O
senses	O
to	O
relate	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
recently	O
input	B-General_Concept
was	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
mouse	O
,	O
but	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
have	O
allowed	O
computers	O
to	O
take	O
in	O
sensory	O
input	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
way	O
similar	O
to	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
allows	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
sensory	O
input	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
conventional	O
computational	O
means	O
of	O
gathering	O
information	O
,	O
to	O
gather	O
information	O
with	O
greater	O
accuracy	O
and	O
to	O
present	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
comfortable	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
,	O
machine	B-General_Concept
hearing	I-General_Concept
,	O
machine	O
touch	O
,	O
and	O
machine	O
smelling	O
,	O
as	O
artificial	O
scents	O
are	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
chemical	O
compound	O
,	O
molecular	O
,	O
atomic	B-Language
level	O
,	O
indiscernible	O
and	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
goal	O
of	O
machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
is	O
to	O
give	O
machines	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
,	O
feel	O
and	O
perceive	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
humans	O
do	O
and	O
therefore	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
explain	O
in	O
a	O
human	O
way	O
why	O
they	O
are	O
making	O
their	O
decisions	O
,	O
to	O
warn	O
us	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
failing	O
and	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
it	O
is	O
failing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
purpose	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
proposed	O
purposes	O
for	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
generally	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
would	O
only	O
grant	O
machines	O
limited	O
sentience	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
bestow	O
upon	O
machines	O
full	O
consciousness	O
,	O
self-awareness	O
,	O
and	O
intentionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
is	O
a	O
field	O
that	O
includes	O
methods	O
for	O
acquiring	O
,	O
processing	O
,	O
analyzing	O
,	O
and	O
understanding	O
images	O
and	O
high-dimensional	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
to	O
produce	O
numerical	O
or	O
symbolic	O
information	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
forms	O
of	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
has	O
many	O
applications	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
today	O
such	O
as	O
facial	O
recognition	O
,	O
geographical	O
modeling	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
aesthetic	O
judgment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machine	B-General_Concept
hearing	I-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
machine	B-General_Concept
listening	I-General_Concept
or	O
computer	B-General_Concept
audition	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
or	O
machine	O
to	O
take	O
in	O
and	O
process	O
sound	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
speech	O
or	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
ability	O
is	O
called	O
“	O
auditory	B-Application
scene	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
commonly	O
used	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
smartphones	O
,	O
voice	O
translators	O
,	O
and	O
cars	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
machine	B-General_Concept
hearing	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Present	O
technology	O
still	O
occasionally	O
struggles	O
with	O
speech	B-General_Concept
segmentation	I-General_Concept
though	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machine	O
touch	O
is	O
an	O
area	O
of	O
machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
where	O
tactile	O
information	O
is	O
processed	O
by	O
a	O
machine	O
or	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
include	O
tactile	B-Algorithm
perception	I-Algorithm
of	O
surface	O
properties	O
and	O
dexterity	B-Device
whereby	O
tactile	O
information	O
can	O
enable	O
intelligent	O
reflexes	O
and	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
scientists	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
invent	O
a	O
mechanical	O
substitute	O
for	O
the	O
Nociceptors	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
body	O
and	O
brain	O
that	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
noticing	O
and	O
measuring	O
physical	O
human	O
discomfort	O
and	O
suffering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
those	O
listed	O
above	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
hurdles	O
that	O
the	O
science	O
of	O
machine	B-General_Concept
perception	I-General_Concept
still	O
has	O
to	O
overcome	O
include	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
