| From Bricks to Brains: The Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots Contributor(s): Dawson, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897425783 ISBN-13: 9781897425787 Publisher: Athabasca University Press OUR PRICE: $48.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering |
| Dewey: 629.892 |
| LCCN: 2010497071 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 9.9" (2.02 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots. It places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, the importance of embodiment, the exploration of distributed notions of control, and the development of theories by synthesizing simple systems and exploring their behaviour. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a key theme: the importance of an agent's environment. Even simple agents, such as LEGO robots, are capable of exhibiting complex behaviour when they can sense and affect the world around them. |