Objective The aim of the SPARK Project is to develop completely new sensing-perceiving-moving artefacts inspired by the basic principles of living systems and based on the concept of "self-organization". Sensors will be treated as devices processing signals distributed in space and also showing non linear time dynamics. Perception will be studied as a result of a spatio-temporal pattern forming process, determined by information deriving from sensors and will directly influence the particular associated motor behaviour.The whole methodology will be implemented in a new architecture, a Spatial-temporal array computer based structure (SPARC), providing a new paradigm for active perception based on principles borrowed from psychology, synergetics, artificial intelligence and nonlinear dynamical systems theory. The technical objective will be a moving artefact that will actively interact with the environment. It will integrate the sensor stimuli, will create an iconic, abstract and concise representation of the environment under the form of a dynamically emergent pattern in a SPARC based architecture and will generate a sequence of proper motor actions to reach a pre-specified target. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencenatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsdynamical systemssocial sciencespsychologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.4 - Cognitive systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITA DI CATANIA EU contribution No data Address PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2 95124 CATANIA Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ANALOGIC COMPUTERS LTD. Hungary EU contribution No data Address KENDE STR. 13-17. H-1111 BUDAPEST See on map Total cost No data INNOVACIONES MICROELECTRONICAS S.L. Spain EU contribution No data Address AVENIDA ISAAC NEWTON S/N. CENTRO DE EMPRESAS PABELLON DE ITA 41009 SEVILLE See on map Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL EDINBURGH See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address AVENIDA SENECA 2 EDIFICIO SENECA 28040 MADRID See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD Germany EU contribution No data Address UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 25 33501 BIELEFELD See on map Total cost No data