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SUMMARY:A biomimetic brain for active touch
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DESCRIPTION:Part of the Computational and Systems Neuroscience Seminar Se
 ries\n\n \nHistorically\, neuroscience and robotics have focussed primar
 ily on vision\, e.g. the study of visual cortex\, and the field of compu
 ter vision which underlies e.g. driverless cars. Yet if there is a sense
  that most distinguishes us from other animals\, it is our sense of touc
 h. Our ability to dexterously manipulate objects and tools with our hand
 s is unique in the animal kingdom\, and likely interrelated with other e
 volutionary developments such as our cognitive and social capabilities. 
 In this talk I focus on human touch and its embodiment in robots\, cover
 ing developments in 3D-printed tactile hands and neuroscience-inspired a
 lgorithms for actively perceiving\, exploring and manipulating objects. 
 The work fits within a major theme in robotics that is progressing towar
 ds machines with human-like manipulation capabilities.\n\nhttp://www.lep
 ora.com/\nhttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/people/nathan-f-lepora/in
 dex.html
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LOCATION:4.005\, AV Hill Building\, Manchester
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