Robotics and Neuroscience

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 24; no. 18; pp. R910 - R920
• Main Authors: Floreano, Dario, Ijspeert, Auke Jan, Schaal, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 22.09.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animals; Brain - physiology; Humans; Invertebrates - physiology; Models, Animal; Models, Theoretical; Neurosciences - trends; Perception; Primates - physiology; Robotics - methods; Vertebrates - physiology

In the attempt to build adaptive and intelligent machines, roboticists have looked at neuroscience for more than half a century as a source of inspiration for perception and control. More recently, neuroscientists have resorted to robots for testing hypotheses and validating models of biological ner...