Articles tagged with Artificial Life
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed AI-designed robots called 'legged metamachines' that can combine and recombine in the wild, recover from injury and transform into new shapes. The robots can adapt to the environment, survive catastrophic damage and even recover from being chopped in half or cut into pieces.
The Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity (HAND) center aims to develop robots capable of enhancing human labor through engineered systems of dexterous robotic hands, AI-powered fine motor skills, and human interface. The center's goal is to make robotic assistance accessible and applicable to a wide range of physical actions.
A collaboration of scientists, ethicists, and researchers aims to create a consensus definition for diverse intelligent systems, including AI, LLMs, and biological intelligences. The proposed approach will provide a common language for recognizing, predicting, manipulating, and building cognitive systems.
Researchers have developed a system that enables accurate force measurement in soft material-based actuators, allowing for arbitrarily long periods of constant force. The new material combinations reduce energy consumption by up to thousandfold, enabling the creation of low-cost and high-performance solutions for assistive devices and ...
Researchers have created artificial hybrid molecules combining DNA and peptides, paving the way for the development of viral vaccines and artificial life forms. These building blocks can be used to create nanomachines that drill through cell membranes or target cancerous tumors, holding promise for combating difficult-to-cure diseases.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh create microcapsules that exhibit life-like autonomy through self-generated motion and chemical signals. The system mimics protocell behavior, showcasing the potential for simple mechanisms to produce complex biological functions.
Researchers have developed a model mouse embryo that has beating hearts, foundations for a brain, and all the organs in a mouse body. This breakthrough could help understand why some embryos fail and provide insights into repairing synthetic human organs.
Researchers discovered that self-replicating molecules can act as catalysts, speeding up ring formation and exhibiting a primitive form of metabolism. The system uses light energy to power growth, bringing artificial life one step closer.
Researchers at UPV/EHU designed a model of quantum artificial life that encodes quantum behaviors similar to living systems. The model, executed on an IBM ibmqx4 cloud quantum computer, simulates birth, self-replication, interaction between individuals and the environment.
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has identified the weak van der Waals forces holding together a tiny, self-assembling box. The box can bulge to accommodate large or long guest molecules and contract to eliminate extra space when hosting negatively charged guests.
Researchers developed a new approach to image enhancement using PSO algorithm, which intelligently boosts contrast and detail in an image. The method outperforms existing approaches in terms of computational time and objective evaluation, making it suitable for various applications such as CCTV images and lower quality camera photos.
A team of scientists used artificial life to study evolution and diversity in nature, finding that there are limiting effects of productivity in finite environments. This research provides insights into the ecological relationship between environmental productivity and species diversity.
A team of scientists used ALife to create a road map detailing the evolution of complex organisms, finding that complex functions are built up from simpler ones and some mutations become positive forces over time. This research sheds light on how complex features arise in living organisms, providing new insights into evolutionary theory.