minibrains

This site will chart the progress of a project to create a living neural culture capable of controlling a robot in a complex environment at the department of Cybernetics, Reading University.

To move towards understanding intelligence and creating truly intelligent behavior in machines To further understanding of the brain to aid in medical treatments including replacing damaged areas To create biosensor chips to quickly screen new neuro drugs and reduce animal testing Far in to the future this technology will be used to interface our brain with everyday technology

Significant progress has already been made in this area including a system capable of flying a simmulated plane and an artistic robot we hope to further this work to create a system that is capable of completing goal orientated behavior by successfully learning and interacting with it’s environment.