Morpho-functional Machines: The New Species: Designing Embodied Intelligence

Morpho-functional Machines are a set of tools for investigating the design of embodied intelligence in autonomous bio-artifact systems.\n\nThe focus in Morpho-functional Machines is on the balance of morphology, materials, and control; intelligent behavior emerges from the interaction of an autonomous system with a real-world environment. How, then, should body morphology, body materials, and sensory systems be designed to achieve a certain set of tasks or desired behaviors in a particular environment? This and other questions were addressed at the International Workshop on Morpho-functional Machines held in Tokyo in 2001. Collected here are the revised papers from the workshop, providing a new perspective for understanding embodied intelligence. Presenting the innovative concept of Morpho-functional Machines, this book is a valuable source for scientists and engineers working in ethnology, cognitive sciences, robotic engineering, and artificial intelligence.Morpho-functional Machines: The New Species: Designing Embodied Intelligence 1st Edition is written by F. Hara; ?R. Pfeifer and published by Springer. ISBNs for Morpho-functional Machines: The New Species are 9784431678694, 4431678697 and the print ISBNs are 9784431703334, 4431703330.