Wiktor Rorot
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Wiktor Rorot is a philosopher of cognitive science whose work bridges the worlds of active matter, soft robotics, and the foundations of intelligence. His research focuses on how biological and synthetic systems can instantiate cognitive functions without a centralised brain, exploring the deep interplay between physical form and mental process. In his highly cited 2022 paper, "Mind the matter: Active matter, soft robotics, and the making of bio-inspired artificial intelligence" (18 citations), Rorot critically examines how philosophical debates on the multiple realizability of cognition inform the design of novel, embodied AI systems. He further advances the field with "Counting with Cilia: The Role of Morphological Computation in Basal Cognition Research" (7 citations), where he reframes the concept of morphological computation—traditionally seen as offloading tasks from the brain to the body—as a fundamental principle of basal cognition. By studying how simple organisms like ciliates use their physical structure to process information, Rorot challenges conventional boundaries between mind, body, and environment. His work offers a compelling vision for next-generation robotics and AI, where intelligence emerges not from code alone, but from the very matter that composes a system.
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