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Self-Introspecting Robot Learns to Walk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the dreaming-of-electric-sheep dept.

StCredZero writes "There's something about these things that seems eerily alive! The Starfish Robot reminds me of the Grid Bugs from Tron. But it's very real, and apparently capable of self introspection. In fact, instead of being explicitly coded, it teaches itself how to walk, and it can even learn how to compensate for damage."

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  1. Re:Damage by buswolley · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Introspection? What, are you guys in competition with my research lab?

    http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he -capsule27aug27,1,4944161.story?coll=la-headlines- health

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  2. Would they be upset if someone told them? by Circlotron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm waiting for the day when someone tells those brilliant people that made that excellent "machine" that they did =not= make it at all, and in fact they don't even exist! Everyone can plainly see it evolved from scratch all by itself.