The Playful Machine

The Playful Machine
by Ralf Der, Georg Martius

eBook Details

Publisher: Springer 2011
ISBN/ASIN: 3642202527
Number of pages: 353

eBook Description:
The book provides answers by developing a general principle—homeokinesis, the dynamical symbiosis between brain, body, and environment—that is shown to drive robots to self-determined, individual development in a playful and obviously embodiment-related way: a dog-like robot starts playing with a barrier, eventually jumping or climbing over it; a snakebot develops coiling and jumping modes; humanoids develop climbing behaviors when fallen into a pit, or engage in wrestling-like scenarios when encountering an opponent.