A system in which soft robots “evolve” to walk or climbwired.com 70 pointsDrNuke4 years ago11 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−meta-level4yI'm a bit surprised nobody mentioned Karl Sims Evolved Virtual Creatures yet (https://karlsims.com/evolved-virtual-creatures.html).−wubbert4yI don't think it's right to computer simulations "robots".−renox4yEspecially since this kind of software also use any kind of imperfection in the simulated world..−ed4yVery cool! It might be hard to imagine applications for this, but one could be Xenobots, which are soft robots made from living cells.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/science/xenobots-robots-f...−wbobeirne4yI remember "playing" BoxCar2D[1] for hours as a kid, unfortunately Flash has done away with it. Looks like there have been some JS-based spiritual successors though[2].1. http://boxcar2d.com/2. https://rednuht.org/genetic_cars_2/−cyral4yReminds me of this “evolution simulator” series a YouTuber made years ago: https://youtu.be/GOFws_hhZs8−kris-s4yFabulous animations, I hope this means we're close to applying these genetic algorithm techniques to soft robots that we can actually build.−jaytaylor4yArchive link: https://archive.md/F9ehg−clavicat4yI strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.−ehnto4yCan you explain why it makes you feel that way?−smaddock4yTheir comment is in reference to Hayao Miyazaka's thoughts on a particular AI-based animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0K3lWKRc
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I'm a bit surprised nobody mentioned Karl Sims Evolved Virtual Creatures yet (https://karlsims.com/evolved-virtual-creatures.html).
I don't think it's right to computer simulations "robots".
Especially since this kind of software also use any kind of imperfection in the simulated world..
Very cool! It might be hard to imagine applications for this, but one could be Xenobots, which are soft robots made from living cells.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/science/xenobots-robots-f...
I remember "playing" BoxCar2D[1] for hours as a kid, unfortunately Flash has done away with it. Looks like there have been some JS-based spiritual successors though[2].
1. http://boxcar2d.com/
2. https://rednuht.org/genetic_cars_2/
Reminds me of this “evolution simulator” series a YouTuber made years ago: https://youtu.be/GOFws_hhZs8
Fabulous animations, I hope this means we're close to applying these genetic algorithm techniques to soft robots that we can actually build.
Archive link: https://archive.md/F9ehg
I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.
Can you explain why it makes you feel that way?
Their comment is in reference to Hayao Miyazaka's thoughts on a particular AI-based animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0K3lWKRc