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From Bricks to Brains: The Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots

By Michael Dawson , Michael Wilson , Brian Dupuis

Book information

Publisher
UBC Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1897425783, 9781897425787
LCC
TJ211.45 .D39 2010
Open Library ID
OL24393111M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7680375 bytes)
Series
Au Press
Pages
354\354
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots. Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, the book places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions of control, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systems and exploring their behavior. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a key theme: the importance of an agent's environment. Even simple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complex behavior when they can sense and affect the world around them. Michael Dawson is professor of psychology at the University of Alberta. Brian Dupuis as a research assistant in psychology and Michael Wilson is a biology undergraduate, both at the University of Alberta.

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