:Research Bots Leverage Open-Source for Child-Like Intelligence
Research Bots Leverage Open-Source for Child-Like Intelligence Jul 13, 2008, 12 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (4992 reads) (Other stories by Sunny Bains)
"Researchers from across Europe are being trained in Genoa, Italy, this month in advance of taking possession of their very own iCub: a robot designed to have the physical and sensory capabilities of a two-and-a-half year old child.
"For the researchers involved, one crucial characteristic of the new robot is that both the hardware and software are open-source and designed for easy collaboration. Whether the researchers build better cognitive architectures, learning algorithms, sensors or limbs, once their work has been proved on the European Commission-funded iCub, it can be shared and used to improve the next generation of machines..."
