Robot arrives to boost Aberystwyth project
The Developmental Robotics Group, part of the Department of Computer Science at Aberystwyth University, has taken delivery of a state-of-the art humanoid robot, one of only four in the UK, as part of its work on a European research project. The “IM-CLeVeR” (Intrinsically Motivated Cumulative Learning Versatile Robots) project aims to develop new robot controllers based on ideas inspired by neuroscience and psychology. The project is funded by the European Union to the tune of 5.9m Euros with the Aberystwyth team receiving £760,000. The project involves 10 partner institutions from across Europe working in fields including robotics, neuroscience, developmental psychology and machine learning. It hopes that by using a multidisciplinary approach it will be able to make robots which can learn in more flexible ways than those programmed using traditional methods. Research in the Developmental Robotics Group is focused on identifying processes of development in infants and translating the...