A humanoid robot about the size of a three-year-old child is learning to think for itself. It’s part of the RobotCub project that aims to study how humans learn and think by using a robot with the size and brain of a toddler. Called iCub, the robot is designed to learn from experience and adapt to changes in its environment, just like a human child.
Human intelligence develops through interaction with the environment and other human beings, and mental process are strongly associated with the physical body and its actions. The central hypothesis of the project is therefore that the best way to model the human mind is to create a humanoid that is controlled by realistic algorithms and allowed to explore the world like a real child.
The big eyes of iCub robot allow it to see and track objects in its environment. Many electronic circuits built into the articulated trunk and limbs give it a wide range of movements.Sensors allow the robot to feel.
The iCub was developed at the Italian Institute of Technology in
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