Developmental robotics
Developmental robotics is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to robotics that is directly inspired by the developmental principles and mechanisms observed in children’s cognitive development.…
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Cognitive robotics – developing intelligence in robots
Cognitive robotics is about developing intelligence in robots. It is concerned with endowing a robot with intelligent behavior by providing it with a processing architecture…
Autonomous robot – machines that performing tasks without human control
Autonomous robots are intelligent machines capable of performing tasks in the world by themselves, without explicit human control. It is also known as simply an…
Pyrolusite (Occurrence, Properties, Uses)
Pyrolusite, a common manganese mineral, manganese dioxide (MnO2), sometimes with a granular, fibrous, or columnar texture, is a black, amorphous looking mineral that often forms…
Embodied cognitive science
Embodied cognition, the idea that the mind is not only connected to the body but that the body influences the mind, is one of the…
Watch As a Tiger Is Released Into Its New Home in India
Reconstruction of the population and conservation of genetic diversity among endangered species is the goal of many conservation projects, and one such effort was the…
Thread of Animals Interrupting Wildlife Photographers Is the Ultimate Timeline Cleanser
“Never work with children or animals,” as the old adage goes. This is a phrase that refers to the unpredictable nature of children and wildlife…
We Regret To Inform You That People Are Feeding Pet Leeches Their Own Blood
There are few pets that we’d allow to feast on our blood. This is a must-have, for any Affiliate, promoting any program. Just as your…
Purpose behind Weddel Seals’ Ultrasonic “Spaceship Sounds” Eludes Scientists
Above the ice, the Waddell seals interact with the guttural cries of a Wookie, but research published in the American Journal of the Acoustic Society of…
Scientists Have Described the Butt Orifice of a Dinosaur for the first Time
Not often in this line of work do you find a press release titled “All-purpose dinosaur opening”, but a specially decorated Psittacosaurus specimen has been…
Apps Aren’t Causing a “Dating Apocalypse”, but Are Mixing the Gene Poo
Comments in dating apps follow a familiar theme, presenting them as enthusiastic shallowness, objectivity, and STIs while creating a denser disabled generation. Depending on how…
Good News as Bristol Zoo Gardens Welcomes a Baby Gorilla
Before Christmas, Bristol Zoo Gardens in England welcomed new members to their gorilla enclosure. In just six months, the newborn’s second lower-western gorilla was born…
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