Intuitive Robots
June 16, 2009 | Terry Sharrer
Delving into the cognitive workings where two people are focused on the same task-say, a master and an apprentice–European scientists believe that the way the observer processes information in order to replicate it holds the key to building robots that are more like companions than machines. Observation and mirroring is how “the brain” works in this regard, whether it is made of neurons or circuits. The next step is to program anticipation into the robots’ circuits. MORE