EU Project Builds Artificial Brain for Robots

Scientists in Spain have designed microchips that make use of a full neuronal system to serve as an artificial brain for a robot that would interact with humans. The development of the man-made cerebellum by researchers at the University of Granada is part of Sensopac (SENSOrimotor structuring of perception and action for emerging cognition), a four-year project of the EU to build a robot with more human-like movements and interactions. Within the next two years, the project will work to integrate the artificial brain into a robot designed by the German Aerospace Center. Physicists, neuroscientists, and electronic engineers from Europe's top universities are involved in the project. "Although robots are increasingly more important to our society and have more advanced technology, they can not yet do certain tasks like those carried out by mammals," says Eduardo Ros Vidal, a professor at Granada who coordinates its contribution to the project. Sensopac also has plans to develop an artificial skin, make the robot look more like a human, and make it information-sensitive.   Click Here to View Full Article