Attaching large numbers of thermometers, barometers, etc. could still be difficult in many regards, but attaching at least some is very doable. In fact, that's

Attaching large numbers of thermometers, barometers, etc. could still be difficult in many regards, but attaching at least some is very doable. In fact, that's exactly what I'm working on now. I wrote a little about this a few days ago, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32310799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32310799 The idea of this project is to build an "embodied" AGI that has some ability to experience the physical world in a way that's at least analogous to the way a human does. So far I have been working on a lot of low level "plumbing", but I just finished getting the cellular modem / GPS adapter working, so now the bot can "sense" its position on the surface of the earth, and its velocity (if moving). Next steps include a 9 DOF accelerometer board for more localized sensing of changes of orientation in space, a camera, a microphone, and "other" sensors - possibly to include the aforementioned barometric pressure sensor, temperature sensor, etc. Will this lead anywhere? I have no idea. But it seems like a possibly fertile avenue to explore.