The rich variety of biological forms and behaviours results from one evolutionary history on
Earth, via frozen accidents and selection in specific environments. This ubiquitous baggage …

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 …

Synthetic biology and bioengineering provide the opportunity to create novel embodied
cognitive systems (otherwise known as minds) in a very wide variety of chimeric …

One of the most salient features of life is its capacity to handle novelty and namely to thrive
and adapt to new circumstances and changes in both the environment and internal …

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 …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are weaving their way into the fabric of
society, where they are playing a crucial role in numerous facets of our lives. As we witness …

The fields of developmental biology, biomedicine, and artificial life are being revolutionized
by advances in synthetic morphology. The next phase of synthetic biology and …

Intelligence is a central feature of human beings' primary and interpersonal experience.
Understanding how intelligence originated and scaled during evolution is a key challenge …

The human brain is a remarkable computing machine, ie vastly parallel, self-organizing,
robust, and energy efficient. To gain a better understanding into how the brain works, a …

The human brain is the best example of intelligence known, with unsurpassed ability for
complex, real-time interaction with a dynamic world. AI researchers trying to imitate its …