How the body shapes the way we think : a new view of intelligence / Rolf Pfeifer and Josh Bongard ; with a contribution by Simon Grand ; foreword by Rodney Brooks ; illustrations by Shun Iwasawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfeifer, Rolf, 1947-

Contributor:

Bongard, Josh.

Grand, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Cognitive science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exploration of embodied intelligence and its implications points toward a theory of intelligence in general; with case studies of intelligent systems in ubiquitous computing, business and management, human memory, and robotics.

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; I - Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Embodiment, and What the Book Is About; 1 - Intelligence, Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence; 2 - Artificial Intelligence: The Landscape; II - Toward a Theory of Intelligence; 3 - Prerequisites for a Theory of Intelligence; 4 - Intelligent Systems: Properties and Principles; 5 - Development: From Locomotion to Cognition; 6 - Evolution: Cognition from Scratch; 7 - Collective Intelligence: Cognition from Interaction; III - Applications and Case Studies; 8 - Ubiquitous Computing and Interfacing Technology

9 - Building Intelligent Companies10 - Where Is Human Memory?; 11 - Robotic Technology in Everyday Life; IV - Principles and Insights; 12 - How the Body Shapes the Way We Think; Notes; Index

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-388) and index.

ISBN:

0-262-28852-4

1-282-09816-0

9786612098161

0-262-28155-4

1-4294-2111-8

OCLC:

77568561

Publisher Number:

9780262281553