Evolutionary robotics is an embodied approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in which robots are automatically designed using Darwinian principles of natural selection. The design of a robot, or a subsystem of a robot such as a neural controller, is optimized against a behavioral goal (e.g. run as fast as possible). Usually, designs are evaluated in simulations as fabricating thousands or millions of designs and testing them in the real world is prohibitively expensive in terms of time, money, and safety. An evolutionary robotics experiment starts with a population of randomly generated robot designs. The worst performing designs are discarded and replaced with mutations and/or combinations of the better designs. This evolutionary algorithm continues until a prespecified amount of time elapses or some target performance metric is surpassed. Evolutionary robotics methods are particularly useful for engineering machines that must operate in environments in which humans have limited intuition (nanoscale, space, etc.). Evolved simulated robots can also be used as scientific tools to generate new hypotheses in biology and cognitive science, and to test old hypothesis that require experiments that have proven difficult or impossible to carry out in reality. (Wikipedia).
Robotics is a team sport, bringing together people with varied and sometimes surprising skill sets—from marine helicopter mechanics and machine learning PhDs, to puppeteers and chocolate-makers. Meet some of the X team who are teaching robots how to learn, and hear why diverse perspective
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Biobots: The Scientists Building Robots Inspired By Nature's Design [4K] | The Age of Robots | Spark
Mankind has always looked at nature to solve problems, taking a cue from the solutions that biological systems have refined through natural selection. In this episode we look at a robotic plant that mimics the mechanics of plant roots, and dive underwater to see robots inspired by fish. -
From playlist Age of Robots
Is the future of surgery robotic?
Surgery is a field that requires a lot of focus and precision. Indeed, there can be no mistakes in surgical operating rooms and surgeons can use all the help they can get. This is where surgical robots come into play. Perhaps the most famous surgical robot is the Da Vinci robot. That mac
From playlist Radical Innovations
Robots have been used in every aspect of manufacturing for years. But now, they are leaving the factory floor and learning to become better at everyday tasks than humans. Learn about how current technology is allowing robots to assist humans in all aspects of human life and see how they
From playlist Radical Innovations
Digital 101: Robotics, Drones, and Autonomous Vehicles
Technological advancements in software and hardware engineering have enabled the deployment of robots in highly unstructured environments, greatly enhancing what humans can accomplish safely and productively. Drones have become cheap to produce at scale and have become equipped with advanc
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Manufacturing robots are going to revolutionize the workplace
These manufacturing robots can make sushi and produce motorbikes. They are going to speed up the production process. Find out more information at https://bit.ly/3L1EeHP To get the latest science and technology news, subscribe to our newsletter “The Blueprint” at https://bit.ly/3BDdN5e
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The robot that transforms at will
Researchers in the US have created a modular robot which can analyse its environment and reconfigure itself to overcome obstacles and achieve tasks. Find out more in this Nature Video. Read the paper here: http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aat4983
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This sleek bionic hand improves over time
This smart bionic hand learns and gets better the more you use it. 🤓 🎥 @Esper Bionics #engineering
From playlist Radical Innovations
Evolution through Large Language Models
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Stanford Seminar - Computer-designed organisms - Josh Bongard
Josh Bongard University of Vermont April 22, 2020 View the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoROMvodv4rMWw6rRoeSpkiseTHzWj6vu #computer #computers
From playlist Stanford EE380-Colloquium on Computer Systems - Seminar Series
Get Excited - The Robots Are Evolving!
Do machines have what it takes to evolve? Will the future be filled with robots capable of faster, more efficient and more complex designs than we could ever come up with? We have a question for YOU. Does evolutionary robotics get you excited for the future? Share your thoughts in the com
From playlist Real Life Sci-Fi!
7 robots exploring the space life
Robots have conquered the earth and they are now looking to space. You’ve probably heard of rovers Perseverance and Curiosity but there are plenty more robots helping astronauts and engineers in space. They’re in the International Space Station, and out, and about in space and they bring
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PB2 - Population-Based Bandit Optimization
Notion Link: https://ebony-scissor-725.notion.site/Henry-AI-Labs-Weekly-Update-July-15th-2021-a68f599395e3428c878dc74c5f0e1124 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:41 Hyperparameter Optimization 3:44 Population-Based Training 6:12 Evolution + Bayesian Optimization 8:54 ASHA 10:48 Results Thanks
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Josh Bongard - A xither of xenobots: demolishing dichotomous thinking with synthetic proto-organisms
Recorded 17 February 2022. Josh Bongard of the University of Vermont presents "A xither of xenobots: demolishing dichotomous thinking with synthetic proto-organisms" at IPAM's Mathematics of Collective Intelligence Workshop. Learn more online at: http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops
From playlist Workshop: Mathematics of Collective Intelligence - Feb. 15 - 19, 2022.
Meta-Learning through Hebbian Plasticity in Random Networks (Paper Explained)
#ai #neuroscience #rl Reinforcement Learning is a powerful tool, but it lacks biological plausibility because it learns a fixed policy network. Animals use neuroplasticity to reconfigure their policies on the fly and quickly adapt to new situations. This paper uses Hebbian Learning, a bio
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The First Robot Swarm, and Evolution's Misfit
Hank shares the nuts-and-bolts of the world’s first robot swarm, and explains what the creepy, cute and extinct animal known as Hallucigenia can teach us about evolution. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Messages from our Subbable subscribers: Sawwit: Reddit For Video http://sawwit.org
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The Master Algorithm | Pedro Domingos | Talks at Google
Machine learning is the automation of discovery, and it is responsible for making our smartphones work, helping Netflix suggest movies for us to watch, and getting presidents elected. But there is a push to use machine learning to do even more—to cure cancer and AIDS and possibly solve ev
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What We Can Learn From 10,000 Pack-Hunting Spiders
The first 100 people to download Endel by clicking the link below will get a free week of audio experiences! https://app.adjust.com/b8wxub6?campaign=scishow_june&adgroup=youtube Most spiders are solitary creatures, but a few species group up instead, creating giant colonies where they li
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‘Octobot’ is the world’s first soft-bodied robot
Flexible machine goes where no robot has gone before. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/octobot-world-s-first-soft-bodied-robot
From playlist Robots, AI, and human-machine interfaces
History of science and biology, post-WWII (1945+)
This video describes several broad scale trends in science and culture that have led to the present. The contributions of Mayr, Simpson, Kimura, Ohta, Hennig, Pauling, Zuckerkahdl, Gould, and Dawkins are described. Lastly, an incomplete list of the hottest topics in evolutionary biology to
From playlist TAMU: Bio 312 - Evolution | CosmoLearning Biology