Staged competence learning in developmental robotics

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-255

  Lee, Mark H ^a   Qinggang Meng, ^b   Fei Chao, ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraint based learning; Developmental robotics; Sensory motor control

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548150032     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712307082085     Document Type: Review

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