BEAM robotics
Robótica BEAM
- Date
- c. 1989 · confidence low
- Place
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Credited to
- Mark Tilden
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
A robotics style that replaces microprocessors with simple analog circuits (comparators, artificial neuron networks) inspired by biology, aiming for simple, robust, low-power robots.
What it led to
- simple solar-powered robots (photovores) built by hobbyists
- influence on evolutionary robotics and artificial life
- reactive control approach without digital computation
- DIY low-cost robotics community