摘要:

We propose a modular architecture for autonomous robots which allows for the implementation of basic behavioral modules by both programming and training, and accommodates for an evolutionary development of the interconnections among modules. This architecture can implement highly complex controllers and allows for incremental shaping of the robot behavior. Our proposal is exemplified and evaluated experimentally through a number of mobile robotic tasks involving exploration, battery recharging and object manipulation.

ISSN:0954-0091    

DOI:10.1080/095400998116486

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1998

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The new wave of robotics aims to provide robots with the capacity to learn, develop and evolve in interaction with their environments using biologically inspired techniques. This work is placed in perspective by considering its biological and psychological basis with reference to some of the grand theorists of living systems. In particular, we examine what it means to have a body by outlining theories of the mechanisms of bodily integration in multicellular organisms and their means of solidarity with the environment. We consider the implications of not having a living body for current ideas on robot learning, evolution, and cognition and issue words of caution about wishful attributions that can smuggle more into observations of robot behaviour than is scientifically supportable. To round off the arguments we take an obligatory swipe at ungrounded artificial intelligence but quickly move on to assess physical grounding and embodiment in terms of the rooted cognition of the living.

ISSN:0954-0091    

DOI:10.1080/095400998116495

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1998

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0954-0091    

DOI:10.1080/095400998116503

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1998

数据来源: Taylor