Evolutionary robots with on-line self-organization and behavioral fitness

Neural Networks

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 431-443

  Floreano, D ^a   Urzelai, J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Evolutionary robotics; Fitness space; Neural evolution and learning

Indexed keywords

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ROBOT LEARNING; ROBOTICS;

EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ADAPTATION; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; INFRARED RADIATION; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; SIMULATION;

EID: 0343962236     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-6080(00)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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