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Tag Archives: evolutionary robotics
BEACON Researchers at Work: Soft-bodied animals and soft-bodied robots
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Thassyo Pinto. In recent years, robots are becoming more accessible and almost an integral part of our lives. They are not seen as only industrial machines which … Continue reading
BEACON Activity in China
BEACON Director Erik Goodman just returned from a 13-day trip to China, where he met with BEACON-collaborating teams in Shanghai’s Tongji University and at Shantou University in Guangdong Province. In Shanghai, the Tongji researchers also met with MSU Horticulture Prof. … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Combining Evolution and Engineering in Aquatic Robots
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU Visiting Scholar René Draschwandtner. Guten Tag, god dag, and good day to all readers. I am René Draschwandtner, a visiting scholar from Salzburg, Austria, although I came to Michigan State … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Teaching a Robot to Learn
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Travis DeVault. I imagine it would be difficult to find someone working in the field of computer science that did not start with a love … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolving Bio-Inspired Robots
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by Michigan State University graduate student Jared Moore(@j_redmmoore). If you had asked me during my undergrad years what a computer scientist did, I’m not sure I would’ve been able to give you … Continue reading