research was carried out by a team from Michigan State University . They used genetic algorithms to model a large number of human brains . These were asked to perform tasks , such as finding the exit to a maze . Those that performed the tasks best had simulated ' offspring ' and multiplied . In so far they could learn to perform tasks better and better . It influenced robin Darwin 's theory of natural selection .
Research was carried out by a team from Michigan State University . They used genetic algorithms to model a large population of robot brains . These were asked to perform tasks , such as finding the exit to a maze . Those that performed the task best had simulated 'offspring ' and multiplied . In so doing they could learn to perform tasks better and better . It simulates Charles Darwin 's theory of natural selection .