▁Cre atures ▁artificial ▁life ▁simulation , ▁which ▁he ▁discussed ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁Cre ation : ▁Life ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁it , ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁A vent is ▁Prize ▁for ▁Science ▁Books . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Ex cell ent ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire , ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Grand ' s ▁project ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁an ▁artificial ▁robot ▁baby ▁or ang - ut an , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁having ▁it ▁learn ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁baby ▁would . ▁This ▁is ▁documented ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁G row ing ▁up ▁with ▁Lucy . ▁ ▁Project s ▁Cre atures ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁projects ▁created ▁by ▁Steve ▁Grand ▁is ▁Cre atures , ▁an ▁Art ific ial ▁Life ▁simulation , ▁which ▁his ▁company ▁Cy ber life ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Lucy , ▁the ▁Android ▁His ▁project ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 5 ▁was ▁Lucy , ▁a ▁mechanical ▁baby ▁or ang - ut an . ▁Lucy ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁sim ulating ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁baby . ▁ ▁Sim - b ios is ▁Grand ▁worked ▁on ▁Sim - b ios is , ▁a ▁computer ▁simulation ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁complete ▁artificial ▁cre atures ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁from ▁functional , ▁struct ural ▁units . ▁It ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁Source For ge ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Sim er