CSMARRT Group 10 Cameron Kinard Leaundre Zeno Megan Wiedmaier Heath Carley

What is CSMARRT? Creative, Self-Learning, Multi Sensory, Adaptive, Reconfigurable, Robotics Toolbox A new neural technology being developed for the US military but also shows promise for civilian application. The software is designed to be used in robots giving them the ability to learn, develop, and adapt.

What is CSMARRT? Software allows robots to carry out physical operations and overcome challenges that arise during the operation. CSMARRT utilizes Creativity Machine, a special form of a neural network, as a basis for problem solving.

Who developed it? CSMARRT is being developed for the Air Force Research Laboratory by a company called Imagination Engines Inc. (IEI). IEI is a small company, founded by Stephen Thaler, specializing in synthetic intelligence. The project is driven by software created by Thaler.

What does it do? The Creativity Machine Paradigm gives CSMARRT the ability to generate new ideas from existing information. This type of software is a new evolution of neural network used to produce an output function. The software is written in a new form of XML called Robotic Markup Language (RML). This allows designers to tailor the robot to a specific purpose.

Special Features Special to neural networks is the use of perturbations to agitate existing information and arrive at new ideas. – Perturbations are the source or trigger that stimulates the Creative Machine into new ideas. To take those new ideas and compare it to existing knowledge so that the unusable information can be filtered out and discarded.

More About Creativity Machines Creativity Machines learn from their mistakes and create and execute strategies to overcome these mistakes. The important issue as it applies to CSMARRT is that Creativity Machine neural networks are capable of generating solutions opposed to only recognizing patterns.

What has it done? The project has already shown impressive results. The software has written music, discovered minerals, and designed soft drinks. In early testing, Thaler claims the software evaluates a situation and finds a quick solution to the task at hand.

CSMARRT In Progress A test robot adopted a two-legged gait rising up on its hind legs so that it could move faster when necessary. In simulations the robots grouped together in order to overcome obstacles. They worked in teams to map their environment and strategically derived quick and effective ways to overcome these obstacles.

Military Work The military hopes to use this problem solving software in robots that can carry out particular missions ranging from projected scenario results to long range tactical searches. The military wants to utilize the robots in missions similar to the operations in Afghanistan.

Military Work They would be sent out to explore underground bunkers, map facilities, and identify what is in them. It will have the ability to eliminate human involvement in very dangerous search missions, thus saving lives. The robots would also be able to go into areas that a human could not.

Military Work This innovative new technology will allow the military to do things with robots that could not previously be done. CSMARRT gives the robots the flexibility to enter an area and deal with unknown obstacles without human control.

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