Another tidbit from BoingBoing reader Roland:
More correctly, this is Adam (ADAptive Mobile robot) in Eden (EDucational ENvironment). Adam is a learning robot developed by Professor Andy Russell at Monash University in Australia. The Melbourne Herald Sun tells us more in "Current research gives Adam a charge." "Adam contains colour, light, collision and sound sensors and a micro-controller system that lets him wander around. The Garden of Eden has three flowers made of aluminium plates and green borders, which he can feed from with his antenna-like nose to acquire the energy he needs." This summary contains more details, including a photo of Adam feeding from a 'flower' in Eden. Andy Russell's homepage contains two videos of Adam learning to avoid colliding into a wall.
