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tl;dr

A research simulation of a virtual robot with a body and a biologically inspired brain that learns to see, move, remember, and pick up objects in a physics engine.

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  root((Carl Omega))
    What it does
      Simulated primate robot
      Reach grasp carry task
      Biological brain model
    Tech stack
      Python
      MuJoCo
      PyTorch
    Use cases
      Embodied AI research
      Learning rule experiments
      Spatial memory study
    Audience
      Researchers
      AI hobbyists
    Setup
      Python venv
      pip install
      Run demo script

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Study how a simulated brain and body can work together to complete a reach, grasp, and carry task.

VIBE 2

Experiment with biologically inspired learning rules like reward modulated spike timing plasticity.

VIBE 3

Explore hyperdimensional memory representations for storing spatial and motor experience.

VIBE 4

Research embodied cognitive architectures as an alternative to purely text based AI models.

what's the stack?

PythonMuJoCoPyTorch

how it stacks up fr

manassadashiv/carl-simulation0xallam/my-recipe0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch
Stars00
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2022-11-22
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyhardmoderatemoderate
Complexity5/52/54/5
Audienceresearchergeneraldeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1h+

Requires MuJoCo, PyTorch, and understanding of research level robotics concepts to make sense of the output.

in plain english

Carl Omega is a research project that simulates a virtual primate like robot with 28 moving joints inside MuJoCo, a physics engine used for robotics research. Instead of building a language model that only reads and writes text, this project tries to build something closer to a body and a brain working together. Carl has to deal with gravity, friction, and collisions, balance internal needs like hunger and fatigue, build a map of its surroundings, and control its arms well enough to reach for an object, grab it, and carry it somewhere else. The project describes its design as an eight layer stack, starting from raw physics at the bottom and building up toward more abstract thinking at the top. The lower layers handle the physical body, short term and long term memory, and a simulated set of brain chemicals such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin that influence how quickly Carl learns and how alert it becomes. Learning between simulated neurons happens through a technique called reward modulated spike timing dependent plasticity, where connections get stronger or weaker depending on the order in which neurons fire relative to a reward. Carl also has a memory system that stores what it experiences as very large vectors, split into separate registers for spatial information, emotional signals, and motor actions. A separate navigation system mimics grid cells and place cells, a type of brain cell involved in how animals map physical space, so Carl can track its own position and figure out safe paths. Arm movements are driven by a recurrent neural network that was first taught through imitation and then further trained using a reinforcement learning method called PPO. The repository is organized into folders for the brain related code, the core simulation environment, documentation, a dashboard for visualizing performance, and tests. To try it, you set up a Python virtual environment, install the listed dependencies, and run a single script that plays out a full search, approach, reach, grasp, lift, carry, and place sequence using the built in cognitive system. The full README is longer than what was shown.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain what MuJoCo is and how it simulates physics for a robot like the one in this project.
prompt 2
Help me set up a Python virtual environment and install this project's requirements.
prompt 3
Walk me through what happens when I run the carl_autonomous.py script.
prompt 4
Explain in simple terms what grid cells and place cells are and why this project uses them for navigation.
prompt 5
Summarize the eight layer cognitive stack described in this project's README.

Frequently asked questions

what is carl-simulation fr?

A research simulation of a virtual robot with a body and a biologically inspired brain that learns to see, move, remember, and pick up objects in a physics engine.

What language is carl-simulation written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, MuJoCo, PyTorch.

How hard is carl-simulation to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is carl-simulation for?

Mainly researcher.

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