Murray Shanahan Professor of Cognitive Robotics. Department of Computing. Imperial College London. Murray research interests are focused in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. He also has a strong interest in philosophy of mind, and have recently become involved in…
Stan Franklin W. Harry Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor Cognitive Computing Research Group Department of Computer Science Institute for Intelligent Systems The University of Memphis Memphis, TN Leading and managing the IDA project from its inception, Stan bears major responsibility for…
The following is a video of an Aldebaran Nao prototype robot at WAF 2008 (Workshop de Agentes Físicos, 2008. Vigo. Spain). This one is used by University Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid to participate in the Robocup competition. After Sony…
The Cognitive Approach to Conscious Machines by Pentti O. Haikonen Principal Scientist, Cognitive Technology, Nokia Research Imprint Academics. March 2003, 300 pp., ISBN 0907845428. “A fascinating presentation of various issues relating to the emulation of consciousness by a machine and…
A personal summary of the Nokia Workshop on Machine Consciousness 2008 {mosimage} For someone like me, seriously interested in Machine Consciousness, the Nokia Workshop on Machine Consciousness 2008 was definitely the place to be. Celebrated this month in conjunction with…
This is a UCTV (University of California Television) video where the Nobel Laureate Francis Crick explains his and Kristof Koch ideas about the Neural Correlates of Consciousness and related experiments. The video belongs to the series Frontiers of Knowledge –…
13th Finnish Artificial Intelligence Conference and Nokia Workshop on Machine Consciousness STeP 2008 is the 13th Finnish Artificial Intelligence Conference and will be held in the Helsinki University of Technology and Nokia Research Center, Finland, on August 20-22. The first…
Interview with the Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman. Source: El Mundo Digital [1]. {mosimage} Gerald Edelman received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1972, when he was 43. He discovered the structure of antibodies, a crucial finding for the study of…
Searching for Spirit. Searching for Truth about Mind and Morality. Where IS your mind? Is your mind located somewhere in your brain? Does your brain create your mind? If the answer to these questions is yes, the belief held by…
Microsoft have recently launched the RoboChamps simulation robotics competition and portal. The Robochamps.com portal supports the league competitions with training, access to software, and community features. Robochamps is based on simulation, therefore you don’t need any real robotics hardware in…