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"Forget what you see in movies. Most robots sit in a factory somewhere doing dull, repetitive work. Even if their software does dream of a more interesting job, their physical form remains fixed from the day they’re assembled to the moment they’re junked. But it doesn’t have to be that way, say pioneers of `evo devo robo`—evolutionary developmental robotics, which applies principles of natural selection and biological development to machine design." Full news article @ Smithsonian Magazine

Labels: evodevo, evolutionary robots, robots

Another build-up on Golem on a build-up of Sim's paper: "This crazy looking thing is a simulated robot, made up of two different kinds of muscles along with bones and soft tissue for structure. This robot wasn't designed, it was evolved over a thousand virtual generations to move as fast, as far, and as functionally as possible." Full news article @ IEEE Spectrum. See the research from Jeff Clune.

Labels: evolution, evolutionary robots, morphohology, robots