Robot Navigation From Nature: Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping Based On Hippocampal Models

该项目将创建一种新的机器人控制方法，允许机器人学习任何区域的地图，然后使用该地图进行导航。这种新方法是基于最近啮齿动物大脑模型的想法。 由此产生的机器人导航的改进为新兴的服务机器人行业提供了直接的好处。此外，在机器人中复制高级大脑功能的行为将增加对包括人类在内的哺乳动物记忆和学习的理解。因此，这项研究的结果将有利于机器人设计师和大脑研究人员。

This project will create a new method of robot control that allows a robot to learn a map of any area and then navigate using that map. The new method is based on ideas from recent models of rodent brains. The resulting improvements in robot navigation offer immediate benefits to the emerging service robot industry. In addition, the act of reproducing a high-level brain function in a robot will increase the understanding of memory and learning in mammals, including humans. Consequently, the outcomes of this research will benefit both robot designers and brain researchers.