Evolving CPPNs to grow three-dimensional physical structures

Proceedings of the 12th Annual Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO '10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 627-634

  Auerbach, Joshua E ^a   Bongard, Josh C ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary robotics; Generative and developmental systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS; EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTICS; INCREMENTAL CHANGES; INPUT PARAMETER; NOVEL METHODS; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; ROBOT MORPHOLOGY;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MORPHOLOGY; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ROBOTS;

EID: 77955887656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1830483.1830597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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