From bricks to brains the embodied cognitive science of LEGO robots

From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science, and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, From Bricks to Brains pl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dawson, Michael Robert William, 1959- author (author), Dupuis, Brian, 1984- author, Wilson, Michael, 1987- author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta : Athabasca University Press 2010
2010.
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Sumario:From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science, and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, From Bricks to Brains places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions of control, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systems and exploring their behaviour. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a key theme: the importance of an age
Descripción Física:1 online resource (354 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781282852020
9786612852022
9781897425794