Born to learn: the inspiration, progress, and future of evolved plastic artificial neural networks

A Soltoggio, KO Stanley, S Risi - Neural Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological neural networks are systems of extraordinary computational capabilities shaped
by evolution, development, and lifelong learning. The interplay of these elements leads to …

Evolutionary modular robotics: Survey and analysis

RJ Alattas, S Patel, TM Sobh - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2019 - Springer
This paper surveys various applications of artificial evolution in the field of modular robots.
Evolutionary robotics aims to design autonomous adaptive robots automatically that can …

[图书][B] Introduction to evolutionary computing

AE Eiben, JE Smith - 2015 - Springer
This is the second edition of our 2003 book. It is primarily a book for lecturers and graduate
and undergraduate students. To this group the book offers a thorough introduction to …

Understanding domain randomization for sim-to-real transfer

X Chen, J Hu, C Jin, L Li, L Wang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.03239, 2021 - arxiv.org
Reinforcement learning encounters many challenges when applied directly in the real world.
Sim-to-real transfer is widely used to transfer the knowledge learned from simulation to the …

General properties of the evolution of research fields: a scientometric study of human microbiome, evolutionary robotics and astrobiology

M Coccia - Scientometrics, 2018 - Springer
How do research fields evolve? This study confronts this question here by developing an
inductive analysis based on emerging research fields of human microbiome, evolutionary …

AutoMoDe: A novel approach to the automatic design of control software for robot swarms

G Francesca, M Brambilla, A Brutschy, V Trianni… - Swarm Intelligence, 2014 - Springer
We introduce AutoMoDe: a novel approach to the automatic design of control software for
robot swarms. The core idea in AutoMoDe recalls the approach commonly adopted in …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical assessment and comparison of neuro-evolutionary methods for the automatic off-line design of robot swarms

K Hasselmann, A Ligot, J Ruddick, M Birattari - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Neuro-evolution is an appealing approach to generating collective behaviors for robot
swarms. In its typical application, known as off-line automatic design, the neural networks …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of self-organized task specialization in robot swarms

E Ferrante, AE Turgut, E Duéñez-Guzmán… - PLoS computational …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Division of labor is ubiquitous in biological systems, as evidenced by various forms of
complex task specialization observed in both animal societies and multicellular organisms …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of adaptive behaviour in robots by means of Darwinian selection

D Floreano, L Keller - PLoS biology, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Ever since Cicero's De Natura Deorum ii. 34., humans have been intrigued by the origin and
mechanisms underlying complexity in nature. Darwin suggested that adaptation and …

Robots as products: the case for a realistic analysis of robotic applications and liability rules

A Bertolini - Law, innovation and technology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Robots are often said to be the technology of the future; 1 yet such a statement is apt to
mislead, its most evident weakness being the very notion of 'robot'upon which it rests. By that …