Neuromorphic and Brain-Based Robots

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511994838

Neuromorphic and brain-based robotics have enormous potential for furthering our understanding of the brain. By embodying models of the brain on robotic platforms, researchers can investigate the roots of biological intelligence and work towards the development of truly intelligent machines. This book provides a broad introduction to this groundbreaking area for researchers from a wide range of fields, from engineering to neuroscience. Case studies explore how robots are being used in current research, including a whisker system that allows a robot to sense its environment and neurally inspired navigation systems that show impressive mapping results. Looking to the future, several chapters consider the development of cognitive, or even conscious robots that display the adaptability and intelligence of biological organisms. Finally, the ethical implications of intelligent robots are explored, from morality and Asimov's three laws to the question of whether robots have rights.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-vi
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Contributors
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Preface
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Part I - Introduction
pp 1-2
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1 - History and potential of neuromorphic robotics
pp 3-8
- By Jeffrey L. Krichmar, Hiroaki Wagatsuma
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Part II - Neuromorphic robots: biologically and neurally inspired designs
pp 9-10
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2 - Robust haptic recognition by anthropomorphic robot hand
pp 11-22
- By Koh Hosoda
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3 - Biomimetic robots as scientific models: a view from the whisker tip
pp 23-57
- By Ben Mitchinson, Martin J. Pearson, Anthony G. Pipe, Tony J. Prescott
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4 - Sensor-rich robots driven by real-time brain circuit algorithms
pp 58-84
- By Andrew Felch, Richard Granger
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Part III - Brain-based robots: architectures and approaches
pp 85-86
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5 - The RatSLAM project: robot spatial navigation
pp 87-108
- By Gordon Wyeth, Michael Milford, Ruth Schulz, Janet Wiles
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6 - Evolution of rewards and learning mechanisms in Cyber Rodents
pp 109-128
- By Eiji Uchibe, Kenji Doya
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7 - A neuromorphically inspired architecture for cognitive robots
pp 129-155
- By Mitch Wilkes, Erdem Erdemir, Kazuhiko Kawamura
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8 - Autonomous visuomotor development for neuromorphic robots
pp 156-177
- By Zhengping Ji, Juyang Weng, Danil Prokhorov
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9 - Brain-inspired robots for autistic training and care
pp 178-214
- By Emilia I. Barakova, Loe Feijs
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Part IV - Philosophical and theoretical considerations
pp 215-216
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10 - From hardware and software to kernels and envelopes: a concept shift for robotics, developmental psychology, and brain sciences
pp 217-250
- By Frédéric Kaplan, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer
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11 - Can cognitive developmental robotics cause a paradigm shift?
pp 251-273
- By Minoru Asada
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12 - A look at the hidden side of situated cognition: a robotic study of brain-oscillation-based dynamics of instantaneous, episodic, and conscious memories
pp 274-302
- By Hiroaki Wagatsuma
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13 - The case for using brain-based devices to study consciousness
pp 303-320
- By Jason G. Fleischer, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, David B. Edelman, Gerald M. Edelman
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Part V - Ethical considerations
pp 321-322
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14 - Ethical implications of intelligent robots
pp 323-344
- By George A. Bekey, Patrick Lin, Keith Abney
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15 - Toward robot ethics through the ethics of autism
pp 345-361
- By Masayoshi Shibata
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Index
pp 362-365
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Part I - Introduction
pp 1-2

1 - History and potential of neuromorphic robotics
pp 3-8

Part II - Neuromorphic robots: biologically and neurally inspired designs
pp 9-10

2 - Robust haptic recognition by anthropomorphic robot hand
pp 11-22

3 - Biomimetic robots as scientific models: a view from the whisker tip
pp 23-57

4 - Sensor-rich robots driven by real-time brain circuit algorithms
pp 58-84

Part III - Brain-based robots: architectures and approaches
pp 85-86

5 - The RatSLAM project: robot spatial navigation
pp 87-108

6 - Evolution of rewards and learning mechanisms in Cyber Rodents
pp 109-128

7 - A neuromorphically inspired architecture for cognitive robots
pp 129-155

8 - Autonomous visuomotor development for neuromorphic robots
pp 156-177

9 - Brain-inspired robots for autistic training and care
pp 178-214

Part IV - Philosophical and theoretical considerations
pp 215-216

10 - From hardware and software to kernels and envelopes: a concept shift for robotics, developmental psychology, and brain sciences
pp 217-250

11 - Can cognitive developmental robotics cause a paradigm shift?
pp 251-273

12 - A look at the hidden side of situated cognition: a robotic study of brain-oscillation-based dynamics of instantaneous, episodic, and conscious memories
pp 274-302

13 - The case for using brain-based devices to study consciousness
pp 303-320

Part V - Ethical considerations
pp 321-322

14 - Ethical implications of intelligent robots
pp 323-344

15 - Toward robot ethics through the ethics of autism
pp 345-361

Index
pp 362-365

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