The First Steps for the Design,Development and
Manufactureof Intelligent Humanoid Robots

To be presented at the RNS International conference in Mid 2008

Program Schedule and Registration:

For more info please go to the MCon 2008 webinar page.

Program Details:

SESSION 1 Reverse engineering the modalities of biological somatic sensors:

  1. TOUCH: The design of a neuronal-circuit that is a Sensation-generating Mechanism (SgM) for itch feeling, tactile touch, tactile pain and warmth/cold feelings.
  2. VISION: The design of a neuronal-circuit that is a Sensation-generating Mechanism (SgM) for the sensation of seeing a faithful reproduction of the external environment of the robot.
  3. Solution to the inverse optics problem
  4. Neurobiological reconciliation with the standard model.

SESSION 2 The application of the SgM-circuit to sensorimotor control of the somatic motor system. The design of a volitional, obstacle avoiding, multitasking robot.

SESSION 3 Reverse engineering the modalities of autonomic subsystems.

  1. The design of a neuronal-circuit that is a Sensation-generating Mechanism (SgM) for the subjective experience generally classified as an emotion.
  2. Reverse engineering the design of an hedonic motivational system in the brain.

SESSION 4 HEARING: Reverse engineering the modalities of the biological auditory sensors.

  1. The design of a neuronal-circuit that is a sensation-generating Mechanism (SgM) for the subjective experience of hearing
  2. The advent of human intelligence: The design of the SgM for audition and sound generation: Verbalization, comprehension, and declarative memory

Taken together these sessions are the first step in the path towards the design, development, and construction of an intelligent humanoid robot.