Applying neuroscience to robot vision

A major European study in which robots attempt to replicate human behavior related to vision, gripping objects, and spatial perception has been developed by researchers at Robotic Intelligence Laboratory of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain. A robot head with moving eyes was integrated into a torso with articulated arms, built using computer models computer models from animal and human biology. The robot head uses an advanced 3-D visual system synchronized with robotic arms that allows robots to observe and be aware of their surroundings and also remember the contents of those images in order to act accordingly. The research design process included recording monkey neurons engaged in visual-motor coordination. Saccadic eye movement, related to the dynamic change of attention, was the first feature implemented in the vision system.