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Introspective Robot Learns to Walk
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehno85yI-sA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehno85yI-sA
"Towards the end of the video, the robot conceptualizes itself, determining its own structure using sensors built into each joint. Then, it thinks of different ways that it might move - walk - from place to place. Starfish can also sense damage to any of its legs or joints, and then compensate."
- iamwil 19y agohttp://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/research/selfmodels/ http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/research/selfmodels/ link to actual research page. The gait looks more like a limp. The idea is neat, but it needs more work with their gait--even undamaged.