Humanoid robot helps scientists to understand intelligence

April 1, 2009 | Source: PhysOrg.com

Imperial College London researchers believe their iCub humanoid robot will help them learn more about how humans use cognition to interact with their world.

The team will link a computer simulation of a human brain to iCub so that it can process information about its environment and activate its motors to allow it to move its arms, head, eyes and fingers to carry out simple tasks.