Buying groceries using Human Level Artificial Intelligence

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This video shows a robot going to the supermarket to shop for groceries. He is given 40 dollars to by food (for himself) for 1 week. There are no sound in this video because I wanted the viewers to focus on the robot's thoughts while solving a problem.

The robot has to first create a general reason to go to the supermarket. He wants to buy food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for 1 week. Next, he has to create an outline (in his mind) on what kind of food to buy. He generated several vital items: 1. 6 pack soda. 2. can goods and plate lunches. 3. bread for breakfast. The robot then systematically buys each item in their respective places in the supermarket.

There are certain rules the robot has to follow. One rule is that the robot is given 40 dollars, so the final cost of the shopping can't exceed 40 dollars. Next, he has to carry the food back home, which is 5 blocks away from the supermarket. The robot can only carry about 15 pounds worth of food.

In the video, I show how the robot makes decisions on certain items. For example, when he got to the soda area, the robot was given 6 types of soda to choose from. He uses the process of elimination to select only 1 soda type.

The robot's conscious does all the hard work by creating a debate in his mind about how to shop, what to shop for, which items to select and so forth. The robot's conscious can also generate a linear list of shopping items and to systematically search and buy these items. For example, the robot generated 3 areas to go to: 1. soda 2. can goods 3. bread. After the robot buys the soda, he proceeds to the can goods area. After that he goes to the bread area.