Robot With 20,000 Brain Cells Built to Learn
‘But now scientists in California’s Neurosciences Institute (NSI) in La Jolla have created a robot called “Darwin VII” that operates on biological principles rather than computing ones.
The trashcan-shaped robot has what works like 20,000 “brain cells.” It uses a CCD camera for vision, microphones for its hearing, and various sensors for touch and taste, as well as effectors and manipulators for ambulatory movement and articulation.
The robot is currently in an “infant” stage, not just figuratively, but literally because it can crawl across a floor and grab objects, all without human help or preconfigured instructions. It even has what resembles a “mind” that is impressionable and displays human-like traits such as a desire to learn.’
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