FET09 Conference, Prague, April 21-23, 2009
Embodied intelligence
Room: Leo
The principle of "embodiment" has shifted robotic research away from
the traditional view which reduces adaptive behaviour to control and
computation. It is based on the observation in nature that adaptive
behaviour emerges from the complex and dynamic interaction between
the body morphology, sensory-motor control, and environment.
The session aims at discussing the scientific and technological stateof-
the-art as well as future challenges in this field.
Speakers:
Rolf Pfeifer, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Paolo Dario,
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy, Kenji Suzuki,
University of Tsukuba, Japan, Eugenio Guglielmelli, University
Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy, Chiara Bartolozzi, Italian
Institute of Technology, Lijin Aryananda, University of Zurich,
Switzerland, Alin Albu-Schaeffer, DLR, Germany, Frederic
Boyer, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France.
Organized by
Cecilia Laschi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Session schedule
14.00 - 14.10: "Introduction to the session"Cecilia Laschi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
14.10 - 14.30: "Exploiting morphology, materials, and interaction for intelligent behavior"
Rolf Pfeifer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
14.30 - 14.50: "Biorobotics Science and Engineering: from bio-inspiration to bio-application"
Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
14.50 - 15.10: "Cybernoid Technologies for walking, grasping and smiling"
Kenji Suzuki, University of Tsukuba, Japan
15.10 - 15.30: Poster Session - Presentation of EMBODY projects:
OCTOPUS, Cecilia Laschi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
EVRYON, Eugenio Guglielmelli, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
EMORPH, Chiara Bartolozzi, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
LOCOMORPH, Lijin Aryananda, University of Zurich, Switzerland
VIACTORS, Alin Albu-Schaeffer, DLR, Germany
ANGELS, Frederic Boyer, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France