Robot Brains: Circuits and Systems for Conscious Machines 1st edition by Haikonen, Pentti O. (2007) Hardcover

by Pentti O. Haikonen

This book presents practical design guidelines for the creation of non-numeric, autonomous cognitive machines, examining in detail component parts, realization principles and providing real-world examples for designers, researchers and advanced students in the field. Haikonen starts with an introduction to the topic of cognitive machines before moving on to examine associative neural networks, including a look at the limitations of traditional neural associators. Following this, basic circuit assemblies are described, as a building block for systems introduced later in the book. The next chapter presents perceptory processes required to understand the cognitive system, leading to a discussion of motion perception, setting out how motors and moving parts can be interfaced with the associative neural system in order that fluent motion based on perceived affordances can be achieved without numeric computations. The final chapters focus on the increasingly complex issues related to cognitive machines, such as the concept of machine emotions and ‘natural’ language in robot brains. The last chapter explains how all of these component parts are related to conscious machines.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

Hardcover

First published November 16, 2007

Reviews

[Cal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll be the first to say that my 4 out of 5 stars might be unfair, cause I couldn't understand all the robot brain mapping and algebra. I don't really know whether his suggestions were good ones cause I don't know a whole lot about the science behind this yet. But despite that, I thought the book was good and looked at many of the important aspects of conscious machines. The parts that weren't algebra were written in an easily accessible way and I was given a few new insights into the field. I would really recommend it to anyone interested, but warn that parts will be hard to understand if you're not literally in the field.