Robots may soon have tails, whiskers
China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-10 07:59
A man presents the experimental rat robot Psikharpax set to "survive" in an unknown or threatening environment. The Psikharpax is the brainchild of European researchers who believe the robot may push back a frontier in artificial intelligence. AFP |
PARIS: Agnes Guillot dreams of one day seeing a giant white rat called Psikharpax scuttling fearlessly around her lab. When she does, it will be time to scream - but from joy rather than fear for it could be a turning point in the history of robotics.
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