TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wagatsuma,Hiroaki
TI  - Neuromorphic and brain-based robots
SN  - 9780521768788 (hardback : alk. paper)
U1  - 006.32 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, UK
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Neuromorphics
KW  - Neural networks (Computer science)
KW  - Brain
KW  - Computer simulation
KW  - Autonomous robots
KW  - Neural Networks (Computer)
KW  - Robotics
KW  - Biomimetics
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Models, Neurological
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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"--Provided by publisher
ER  -