Two researchers in France, affiliated with Inserm U846 Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute and Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, used iCub humanoid robot as a platform to develop a simplified artificial brain system which enables the robot to learn and understand sentences containing a new grammatical structure, as well as to predict the end… »

According to new results from researchers at the University of Hertfordshire, robots can develop basic language skills through interaction with a human. The research is a part of iTalk project, where previously described iCub robot is used as a platform which listens to humans in a similar way like human babies of about 6 to… »

As it is clear that mental processes are significantly shaped by the physical structure of the body and by its interaction with the environment,  European Commission is funding a 5 years long opened project related to that issue since 2005. Named RobotCub, the project aims to move this research agenda forward by providing a humanoid… »