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Off Topic / Re: Artificial Neural Network Robot
« on: January 22, 2011, 12:21:03 PM »
Hello botsareus,
I agree that there are definitely some areas of the brain that are pre-coded. I also agree that it might, one day, be possible for us to make an artificial consciousness without using neural networks. However, currently the brain is not understood well enough for us to make such a program, and therefore I'm trying to avoid using non-biomorphic means.
It's hard for me to describe the goal of the project, because I just end up saying a different thing each time. But the best definition is that it is a research platform for different Alife technologies.
That said, it won't really be programmed to do random stuff. It will be programmed with a new goal for each experiment.
In general, the main non-morphing "program" is the hard-coded microcore in the scoutwalker, which, through a direct connection to the spinstamp, functions as a central pattern generator.
I agree that there are definitely some areas of the brain that are pre-coded. I also agree that it might, one day, be possible for us to make an artificial consciousness without using neural networks. However, currently the brain is not understood well enough for us to make such a program, and therefore I'm trying to avoid using non-biomorphic means.
It's hard for me to describe the goal of the project, because I just end up saying a different thing each time. But the best definition is that it is a research platform for different Alife technologies.
That said, it won't really be programmed to do random stuff. It will be programmed with a new goal for each experiment.
In general, the main non-morphing "program" is the hard-coded microcore in the scoutwalker, which, through a direct connection to the spinstamp, functions as a central pattern generator.