Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)
Nolfi, Stefano; Floreano, Dario
Language: English
Published by Bradford Books, 2001
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- Title
- Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)
- Author
- Nolfi, Stefano; Floreano, Dario
- Publisher
- Bradford Books
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262140705
- ISBN 13
- 9780262140706
- Item weight
- 800 grams
- Dimensions
- 2.54 centimeters width by 17.78 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
- Seller catalogs
- Science and Mathematics
In evolutionary robotics, an initial population of artificial chromosomes, each encoding the control system of a robot, is randomly created and put into the environment. Each robot is then free to act (move, look around, manipulate) according to its genetically specified controller while its performance on various tasks is automatically evaluated. The fittest robots then "reproduce" by swapping parts of their genetic material with small random mutations. The process is repeated until the "birth" of a robot that satisfies the performance criteria.
This book describes the basic concepts and methodologies of evolutionary robotics and the results achieved so far. An important feature is the clear presentation of a set of empirical experiments of increasing complexity. Software with a graphic interface, freely available on a Web page, will allow the reader to replicate and vary (in simulation and on real robots) most of the experiments.
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