Morpho-functional Machines: The New Species: Designing Embodied Intelligence - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 4431703330 ISBN 13: 9784431703334

Publisher: Springer, 2003

Synopsis

Morpho-functional Machines are a set of tools for investigating the design of embodied intelligence in autonomous bio-artifact systems. The focus in Morpho-functional Machines is on the balance of morphology, materials, and control; intelligent behavior emerges from the interaction of an autonomous system with a real-world environment. How, then, should body morphology, body materials, and sensory systems be designed to achieve a certain set of tasks or desired behaviors in a particular environment? This and other questions were addressed at the International Workshop on Morpho-functional Machines held in Tokyo in 2001. Collected here are the revised papers from the workshop, providing a new perspective for understanding embodied intelligence. Presenting the innovative concept of Morpho-functional Machines, this book is a valuable source for scientists and engineers working in ethnology, cognitive sciences, robotic engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4431703330
• ISBN 13: 9784431703334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 297
• Editor: Hara F., Pfeifer R.