Evolving the neural controller for a robotic arm able to grasp objects on the basis of tactile sensors

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-45

  Bianco, Raffaele ^a,b   Nolfi, Stefano ^a,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Lab of Artificial Life and Robotics   (Italy)

^d LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolutionary robotics; Robotic arm; Sensory motor coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242752134     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105971230401200102     Document Type: Article

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