Description: Evolutionary Robotics: The Biology, Intelligence, and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents) Nolfi, Stefano and Floreano, Dario Product Overview Evolutionary robotics is a new technique for the automatic creation of autonomous robots. Inspired by the Darwinian principle of selective reproduction of the fittest, it views robots as autonomous artificial organisms that develop their own skills in close interaction with the environment and without human intervention. Drawing heavily on biology and ethology, it uses the tools of neural networks, genetic algorithms, dynamic systems, and biomorphic engineering. The resulting robots share with simple biological systems the characteristics of robustness, simplicity, small size, flexibility, and modularity. 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. Read more Details Publisher : Bradford Books; 1st edition (January 1, 2001) Language : English Hardcover : 384 pages ISBN-10 : 0262140705 ISBN-13 : 06 Item Weight : 1.76 pounds Dimensions : 7 x 1 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #3,436,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,142 in Robotics (Books) #1,668 in Mechanical Engineering (Books) #1,786 in Robotics & Automation (Books) #1,142 in Robotics (Books) #1,668 in Mechanical Engineering (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0262140705
ISBN10: 0262140705
ISBN13: 9780262140706
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GTIN: 09780262140706
Number of Pages: 332 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Evolutionary Robotics : the Biology, Intelligence and Technology of Self-Organizing Machines
Publisher: MIT Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Computer Science, Robotics
Publication Year: 2000
Item Weight: 28.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Computers, Technology & Engineering
Author: Dario Floreano, Stefano Nolfi
Item Width: 7.3 in
Series: Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents Ser.
Format: Hardcover
