Should robots think for themselves?

We get to robot brains today, including an early neural network, made from analog circuits, instead of digital.

Once again, for background you can checkout our series on computers and computing and the history thereof, starting with:

Ep270: Stone age computers

And here are a couple of episodes on the beginnings of artificial neural networks.

Ep 283: An early AI, and the birth of the transistor

Ep 284: Back up a bit

And here are a couple of articles on how modern designers are using analog circuits, because they come in handy.

Developers Turn To Analog For Neural Nets

A Brave New World of Analog Artificial Neural Networks