The Humanoid Project
Encyclopedia
The Humanoid Project, a project based in Sweden
, has accomplished its initial objective of producing a full-size humanoid robot
. Although the project generated a variety of software created for a variety of purposes, the most notable contributions have been in the area of robot learning
, particularly in the application of evolutionary algorithms based on linear genetic programming
.
The project has produced robots which are able to learn mobility, progressing from basic crawling to stair climbing. Although hundreds of robots have been constructed, the most notable include Elvis, Elvina, and full-size humanoid Priscilla. Elvis was the first humanoid robot used in Sweden in advanced AI / robotics research in The Humanoid Project on self-developing robotic control. The robot hardware was conceptualized and designed by Marcus Tallhamn and Manne Kihlman.
Priscilla was the first full-size humanoid robot created in Sweden.
Project Coordinators are Peter Nordin
and Krister Wolff.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, has accomplished its initial objective of producing a full-size humanoid robot
Humanoid robot
A humanoid robot or an anthropomorphic robot is a robot with its overall appearance, based on that of the human body, allowing interaction with made-for-human tools or environments. In general humanoid robots have a torso with a head, two arms and two legs, although some forms of humanoid robots...
. Although the project generated a variety of software created for a variety of purposes, the most notable contributions have been in the area of robot learning
Robot learning
Robot learning is a subset of machine learning and robotics.Usually "robot learning" refers to learning to perform tasks such as obstacle avoidance, control and various other motion-related tasks. While machine learning is frequently used by computer vision algorithms employed in the context of...
, particularly in the application of evolutionary algorithms based on linear genetic programming
Linear genetic programming
Linear Genetic Programming is a particular subset of genetic programming wherein computer programs in population are represented as a sequence of instructions from imperative programming language or machine language...
.
The project has produced robots which are able to learn mobility, progressing from basic crawling to stair climbing. Although hundreds of robots have been constructed, the most notable include Elvis, Elvina, and full-size humanoid Priscilla. Elvis was the first humanoid robot used in Sweden in advanced AI / robotics research in The Humanoid Project on self-developing robotic control. The robot hardware was conceptualized and designed by Marcus Tallhamn and Manne Kihlman.
Priscilla was the first full-size humanoid robot created in Sweden.
Project Coordinators are Peter Nordin
Peter Nordin
Peter Nordin is a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics.- Studies and early career :...
and Krister Wolff.
External links
- The Humanoid Project
- An Evolutionary Architecture for a Humanoid Robot (Technical article)
- An Evolutionary Architecture for a Humanoid robot (PPT presentation)