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Author:   Andrew Adamatzky ,  Maciej Komosinski
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781849968485

ISBN 10:   1849968489
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   13 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The History and Future of Stiquito: A Hexapod Insectoid Robot.- Learning Legged Locomotion.- Salamandra Robotica: A Biologically Inspired Amphibious Robot that Swims and Walks.- Multilocomotion Robot: Novel Concept, Mechanism, and Control of Bio-inspired Robot.- Self-regulatory Hardware: Evolutionary Design for Mechanical Passivity on a Pseudo Passive Dynamic Walker.- Perception for Action in Roving Robots: A Dynamical System Approach.- Nature-inspired Single-electron Computers.- Tribolon: Water-Based Self-Assembly Robots.- Artificial Symbiosis in EcoBots.- The Phi-Bot: A Robot Controlled by a Slime Mould.- Reaction–Diffusion Controllers for Robots.

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From the reviews: This book presents various contributions to the construction of life-like artifacts that globally show adaptation and evolution, as in the artificial life paradigm. ! The book is unique in that it attempts to mix various ideas on building artificial life in hardware ! . the book moves toward new methods and tools that represent the cutting edge of research. ! this book is appropriate for research; in the long term, it can serve as a reference. (G. Gini, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2009)

From the reviews: ""This book presents various contributions to the construction of life-like artifacts that globally show adaptation and evolution, as in the artificial life paradigm. ! The book is unique in that it attempts to mix various ideas on building artificial life in hardware ! . the book moves toward new methods and tools that represent the cutting edge of research. ! this book is appropriate for research; in the long term, it can serve as a reference."" (G. Gini, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2009)

From the reviews: This book presents various contributions to the construction of life-like artifacts that globally show adaptation and evolution, as in the artificial life paradigm. ... The book is unique in that it attempts to mix various ideas on building artificial life in hardware ... . the book moves toward new methods and tools that represent the cutting edge of research. ... this book is appropriate for research; in the long term, it can serve as a reference. (G. Gini, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2009)

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