Mother Robot Builds Own Children
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> - <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="smarter">smarter</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="capable">capable</span>? <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="constructs">constructs</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fittest">fittest</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="analyzes">analyzes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="children">children</span>" <span word="it">it</span> <span word="creates">creates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incorporates">incorporates</span> <span word="preferential">preferential</span> <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="evaluates">evaluates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="behaving">behaving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>," <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Andres">Andres</span> <span word="Rosendo">Rosendo</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gluing">gluing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="motors">motors</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="configurations">configurations</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="go">go</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fumiya">Fumiya</span> <span word="Iida">Iida</span>, <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span>.</p>
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