[dominotw]

>Droids met the challenge of perceiving their self-image and reflecting on their own thoughts as part an effort to develop robots that are more adaptable in unpredictable situations

Who exactly is this entity doing the reflecting? .Isn't this a fundamental misunderstanding of what 'consciousness' means?

[pinkyand]

As a practical matter, especially for the robot ,it might not matter who is observing. The fact that one can observe oneself enables further capabilities like better feedback.

And by the way i think this observing robot has(or can have) an internal definition of self, and an observer beyond the self. It seems possible.