Combining simulation and reality in evolutionary robotics

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-39

  Zagal, Juan Cristóbal ^a   Ruiz Del Solar, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

AIBO robots; Evolutionary robotics; Mobile robotics; Organismically inspired robotics; RoboCup; Simulation of solid dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTICS; EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTICS (ER); SOLID DYNAMICS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 34547768842     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-007-9149-6     Document Type: Article

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