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01/01/2007

(Video) Incredible Autonomous Starfish Bot

Created by Viktor Zykov, this autonomous Starfish robot "works out its own model of itself and can revise the model to adapt to injury: first, it teaches itself to walk; then, when damaged, it teaches itself to limp." Video after the jump.
The underlying algorithm, the researchers said, could be applied to much more complex machines and also could allow robots to adapt to changes in environment and repair themselves by replacing parts. The work also could have other applications in computing and could lead to better understanding of animal cognition. In a way, Bongard said, the robot is "conscious" on a primitive level, because it thinks to itself, "What would happen if I do this?"

This entry was posted on 01/01/2007 01:40am and is filed under Robots, Video .
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Good job on inventing the future of the destruction of mankind...
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Starfish Bot The autonomous starfish bot looks incredible. It starts out flat on the floor and can learn to work and when damaged it will then limp. The algorithm that runs the robot can be adapted to more complex machinery. Plans are that the robot will sense inj...
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creepy ....but interesting
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