Successfully fabricated cerebellum for robots

The race to build humanoid robots has made a significant step forward this week as scientists in Spain successfully built an artificial cerebellum. This cerebellum will be inserted into a robot to help it move and interact with humans more naturally.

Robots will become more and more like humans (Photo: BBC)

The cerebellum is a part of the brain that helps control motor function. Scientists hope this study will also open a new direction for the treatment of cognitive-related diseases such as Parkinson's.

The study, conducted by scientists at the Department of Computer and Architecture Technology at the University of Granada, is part of a large-scale European project called Sensopac. The project brings together many electronic engineers, physicists, neuroscientists from many universities in Edinburgh, Israel, Paris and other organizations such as the German Space Center. The project cost about 6.5 million euros funded by the European Council.

The aim of the project is to combine this cerebellum with a robot built by the German Aerospace Center in the next 2 years. Currently, University of Granada scientists are focusing on designing microchips to form a complete nervous system that can function similarly to how the cerebellum interacts with the human nervous system.

This robot arm can handle objects like human hands (Photo: BBC)

The next phase of the Sensopac project is to develop an artificial skin for robots to make them look more human . This study will be coordinated by scientists from the German Aerospace Center and many other groups.

This ambitious project is just one of many projects to create more humanoid robots.

Another project, Feelix Growing, also by European researchers, costs 2.3 million euros, will develop robots that can learn people.

The medical community is currently taking a big step in using artificial devices to treat damage in the human brain. Last year, American scientists implanted a sensor into the brain of a paralyzed patient that helped him manipulate objects through thought.

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