Igor Mordatch, a robotics post-doctorate student at University of California, has developed a humanoid robot, called Darwin, that can learn just like a human child would. The robot is designed to be able to perform simple tasks such as opening doors and carrying objects. Robotics lab started out by working for two years on a computer system that simulates how a robot might act in certain situations. The system is a group of neural networks and computer algorithms which are moulded together like the structure of the human brain. Mordatch's goal is to have Darwin walking around on his own by January. Mordatch also decided to shape Darwin like a human since we live in an environment where human-shaped beings thrive.
Igor Mordatch, a robotics post-doctorate student at University of California, has developed a humanoid robot, called Darwin, that can learn just like a human child would. The robot is designed to be able to perform simple tasks such as opening doors and carrying objects. The system is a group of neural networks and computer algorithms which are moulded together like the structure of the human brain. Mordatch's goal is to have Darwin walking around on his own by January. Mordatch also decided to shape Darwin like a human since we live in an environment where human-shaped beings thrive.