Cell Assembly Robots
Chris Huyck
Middlesex Engineering Information Sciences School Research Seminar
March 25th, 2009


We have dubbed our current EPSRC project the CABot project. The
project is to develop an agent based on simulated neurons that behaves
in a simulated environment.  We have already built two prototype Cell
Assembly roBots, CABot1 and CABot2.  CABot3 is currently being
developed.  These agents receive dynamic visual input from the
environment.  They are directed by natural language commands from a
user who directly controls another agent in the environment.  The
CABots maintain their own plans.  In CABot1, and hopefully CABot3,
this is all done solely with simulated neurons.  

In the talk, I will describe the agents and how they were developed.
I will also describe how the framework that is used is the best
mechanism to eventually get to a real AI.  I will conclude with 
a discussion of one current challenge (improved Cell Assemblies that
behave more like psychological memories), and other future directions.

It is hoped that other researchers will find this work interesting and
will eventually contribute.  Consequently, all are invited to attend,
and encouraged to question freely.