[photo composition: Srinivasan Ramasubramanian ]

The NeuroRobotics Primer (DOWNLOAD HERE)

The main thrust of the RNSL is to better understand theoretical principles of visuomotor processing in the brain and to then test theoretical findings in actual moving, behaving mechanisms.
   Consider visuomotor dilemmas such as: How do you move through a crowded room without colliding with other people? How do you pick foot falls when climbing a rocky slope? How does a two year old learn to modify her gait when she sees ice? Biological solutions for these everyday problems can be studied on a neuronal/mathematical level and implemented into mechanical devices. A key element of our work is to synthesize devices which embody and test those principles derived from the animal and human experimentation done in other laboratories. The technology produced by RNSL may enable a next generation of robots that can live and work in the same environment as humans: In the home, on the street and in the workplace.