The horizons of evolutionary robotics / edited by Patricia A. Vargas, Ezequiel A. Di Paolo, Inman Harvey, and Phil Husbands.

Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts ; London : The MIT Press, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionx, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Evolutionary robotics.

Other author/creatorVargas, Patricia A., 1969-
Other author/creatorDi Paolo, Ezequiel A.
Other author/creatorHarvey, Inman.
Other author/creatorHusbands, Phil.
SeriesIntelligent robotics and autonomous agents
Intelligent robotics and autonomous agents. ^A809511
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Context and Challenges for Evolutionary Robotics / Phil Husbands -- 2. Evolutionary Robotics and Neuroscience / Michael O'Shea -- 3. Dynamical Analysis of Evolved Agents: A Primer / Randall D. Beer -- 4. Evolutionary Pathways / Ezequiel A. Di Paolo -- 5. Exploring the Roots of Spatial Cognition in Artificial and Natural Organisms: The Evolutionary Robotics Approach / Michela Ponticorvo -- 6. Why Morphology Matters / Josh Bongard -- 7. Evolutionary Swarm Robotics: A Theoretical and Methodological Itinerary from Individual Neurocontrollers to Collective Behaviors / Marco Dorigo -- 8. Evolution of Communication in Robots / Stefano Nolfi -- 9. Evolving Cooperation: From Biology to Engineering / Dario Floreano -- 10. Understanding Higher-Order Cognitive Brain Mechanisms by Conducting Evolutional Neuro-robotics Experiments / Rainer W. Paine -- 11. Incremental Evolution of an Omni-directional Biped for Rugged Terrain / Inman Harvey.
Contents Contents note continued: 12. Mindless Intelligence: Reflections on the Future of Al / Jordan B. Pollack.
Abstract Evolutionary robotics (ER) aims to apply evolutionary computation techniques to thedesign of both real and simulated autonomous robots. This book soffers an authoritative overview of this rapidly developing field, presentingstate-of-the-art research by leading scholars. The result is a lively, expansive survey that will be of interest to computer scientists, robotics engineers, neuroscientists, and philosophers. The contributors discuss incorporating principles from neuroscience into ER; dynamical analysis ofevolved agents; constructing appropriate evolutionary pathways; spatial cognition; the coevolutionof robot brains and bodies; group behavior; the evolution of communication; translating evolvedbehavior into design principles; the development of an evolutionary robotics based methodology forshedding light on neural processes; an incremental approach to complex tasks; and the notion of mindless intelligence, complex processes from immune systems to social networks -- as a way forward for artificial intelligence.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013025304
ISBN9780262026765 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262026767 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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