In vitro biological neural networks (BNNs) interconnected with robots, so-called BNN-based
neurorobotic systems, can interact with the external world, so that they can present some …

Brain functions are strictly dependent on neural connections formed during development
and modified during life. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying …

The functional networks of cultured neurons exhibit complex network properties similar to
those found in vivo. Starting from random seeding, cultures undergo significant …

Decisions about war have always been made by humans, but now intelligent machines are
on the cusp of changing things–with dramatic consequences for international affairs. This …

Rich dynamics in a living neuronal system can be considered as a computational resource
for physical reservoir computing (PRC). However, PRC that generates a coherent signal …

Neuromorphic systems take inspiration from the principles of biological information
processing to form hardware platforms that enable the large-scale implementation of neural …

Engineers are often inspired by the behavioral flexibility and robustness seen in nature.
Recent advances in tissue engineering now allow the use of organic components in robotic …

" Consciousness is widely perceived as one of the most fundamental, interesting and difficult
problems of our time. However, we still know next to nothing about the relationship between …

In this essay we critically evaluate the progress that has been made in solving the problem
of meaning in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. We remain skeptical about solutions …

In this paper a look is taken at the relatively new area of culturing neural tissue and
embodying it in a mobile robot platform—essentially giving a robot a biological brain …