[Tyler]

Talking Robots: Frederic Kaplan
     


Brains and computers show important differences, such as those discussed
in the post just below. However, these differences go beyond the way in
which data is stored and processed; they also extend to how this data is
acquired in the first place.
Much of the data stored in brains is acquired by learning, which in most
implementations is fundamentally different in computers than in brains.
Frederic Kaplan
studies learning in robots and is especially interested in the trait
that drives learning: Curiosity. He has developed a
"curiosity engine" for Sony's AIBO robot.
Interestingly, learning in a children's playpen the robot shows some
similarities with how children's brains acquire information: Both show
organized pattern of exploring the environment, partition the world into
different objects and allow to progressively learn tasks with increasing
complexity. More on these differences and similarities in the latest Talking Robots interview.

   

http://robots.net/article/2502.html