We study self-organized cooperation in a heterogeneous robotic swarm consisting of two sub-swarms. The robots of each sub-swarm play distinct roles based on their different charac...
Frederick Ducatelle, Gianni A. Di Caro, Luca Maria...
Abstract. In this paper we study distributed online learning of locomotion gaits for modular robots. The learning is based on a stochastic approximation method, SPSA, which optimiz...
Two main theories of female mate choice, that females either pick the best from the n closest males (best-of-n) or the closest with some minimum quality (min-threshold), make diffe...
Abstract. Symmetry breaking is commonly found in self-organized collective decision making. It serves an important functional role, specifically in biological and bio-inspired sys...
Heiko Hamann, Bernd Meyer, Thomas Schmickl, Karl C...
In this paper, we investigate simple attentional mechanisms suitable for sensing rate regulation and action coordination in the presence of mutually dependent behaviors. We present...
Ernesto Burattini, Silvia Rossi, Alberto Finzi, Ma...
Abstract. We propose an integrated model of the saccadic circuitry involved in target selection and motor command. It includes the Superior Colliculus and the Basal Ganglia in both...
Steve N'Guyen, Patrick Pirim, Jean-Arcady Meyer, B...
We introduce a new bee-inspired routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks. Emphasis is given to the ability of bees to evaluate paths by considering several quality factors. In o...
Abstract. For autonomy in underwater robotics it is essential to develop context-driven controllers, capable of leading from perception to action without human intervention. One of...
Otar Akanyeti, Maria-Camilla Fiazza, Paolo Fiorini
Biological brains can adapt and learn from past experience. In neuroevolution, i.e. evolving artificial neural networks (ANNs), one way that agents controlled by ANNs can evolve t...