Computer creativity in the automatic design of robots

Leonardo

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Pollack, Jordan B ^a   Hornby, Gregory S ^a   Lipson, Hod ^b   Funes, Pablo ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 4444303275     PISSN: 0024094X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/002409403321554170     Document Type: Article

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