TED Talks Daily The radical potential of self-evolving robots | Emma Hart
Mar 14, 2022
Computer scientist Emma Hart, a pioneer in artificial evolution technology, explores the groundbreaking potential of self-evolving robots. She explains how these robots can design and optimize themselves, adapting to diverse environments like alien landscapes and ocean depths. By mimicking biological evolution, Hart reveals how we could create machines that not only survive but thrive in challenging conditions, revolutionizing exploration and possibly changing our relationship with technology forever.
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Robot Evolution for Exploration
- Emma Hart discusses the limitations of pre-designed robots in unknown environments.
- She proposes a technology for robots to evolve and adapt in situ.
Artificial Evolution's Potential
- Hart explains that artificial evolution can create robot designs beyond human capabilities.
- This approach goes beyond biomimicry, harnessing evolution's creative potential.
NASA's Evolved Antenna
- NASA used artificial evolution to design a satellite communication antenna in 2006.
- This demonstrates the practical application of this technology in space exploration.