Neuromorphic and brain-based robotics have enormous potential for furthering our
understanding of the brain. By embodying models of the brain on robotic platforms …

Neurorobots are robots whose control has been modeled after some aspect of the brain.
Since the brain is so closely coupled to the body and situated in the environment …

IN the last several decades great progress has been made in describing how the separate
systems of the brain function. Less progress has been made in obtaining a global picture of …

The goals of cognitive robotics are to better understand cognition through the construction of
physical artifacts, and to create practical systems that demonstrate cognitive capabilities. I …

In their book “How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence,” Pfeifer
and Bongard put forth an embodied approach to cognition. Because of this position, many of …

This editorial presents an introduction of the articles featured in the special issue of Neural
Networks. This special issue includes eleven papers that represent the current state of the …

Cognitive robotics: new insights into robot and human intelligence by reverse engineering
brain functions [From the Guest Editor Page 1 FROMTHE GUESTEDITORS Cognitive Robotics …

Our group has constructed a series of brain-based devices (BBDs); ie physical devices with
simulated nervous systems that guide behavior, to serve as a heuristic for understanding …

Researchers in robotics and artificial intelligence have often looked at biology as a source of
inspiration for solving their problems. From the opposite perspective, neuroscientists have …

This chapter contains sections titled: 20.1 The Technology, 20.2 Embodiment, 20.3
Experimentation, 20.4 Learning, 20.5 The Methodology, 20.6 Observations, 20.7 Questions …