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On the Evolution of Homogeneous Multi-robot Teams: Clonal versus Aclonal Approach

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From Animals to Animats 12 (SAB 2012)

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This study compares two different evolutionary approaches to the design of homogeneous multi-robot teams in a task that requires the agents to specialise in different roles. Our results diverge from what illustrated in a previous similar comparative study, which advocates for the superiority of the aclonal versus the clonal approach. We question this argument in view of new empirical evidence showing that the two approaches perform equally well in generating homogeneous teams.

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  1. Computer Science Department, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, UK

    Elio Tuci

  2. Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, 00185, Rome, Italy

    Vito Trianni

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  1. Informatics Research Centre, University of Skövde, Kanikegränd 3A, 54134, Skövde, Sweden

    Tom Ziemke

  2. Lund University, Lundagård, Kungshuset, 22222, Lund, Sweden

    Christian Balkenius

  3. Mærsk McKinney Møller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark

    John Hallam

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Tuci, E., Trianni, V. (2012). On the Evolution of Homogeneous Multi-robot Teams: Clonal versus Aclonal Approach. In: Ziemke, T., Balkenius, C., Hallam, J. (eds) From Animals to Animats 12. SAB 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7426. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33093-3_39

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