Think With Your Head. Unless You're a Robot
We build robots in our own image, but unlike us, their intelligence doesn’t necessarily live in their heads. So what do robots think with?
As we build humanoid robots to resemble us, it’s easy to imagine that they think with their heads, too. We picture a kind of brain inside that metal head, doing something like what our own brains do. But the reality can be very different. When you talk to a robot half a meter away, your words might actually travel halfway around the world before the robot is ready to respond. Read on to find out where a robot’s thinking actually happens, why sending information across the globe can sometimes be the fastest choice, how robots can share a brain, and more.
A Brain on the Edge
Imagine a robot reaching for a cup that suddenly slips. It needs to react immediately, without sending information to a...
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