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An Arbitrary Architecture for an Artificial Arthropod

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Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic, Volume 1, Volume 2 Prerational Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Behavior of Natural and Artificial Systems, Volume 3

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In previous work (Webb 1993, 1994) I have reported on the use of a robot to model an insect sensory-motor system (phonotaxis in the cricket). As a means of generating and testing hypotheses about neural mechanisms, an important advantage of this approach over simulation is that the robot must physically interact with a real sound field, so the posed problems realistically represent those solved by the cricket. Another advantage is that taking a robotic approach (how can I get a machine to behave like the cricket?) to a specific, well-explored biological problem (what are the known characteristics and underlying systems for this behaviour?) can draw on the strengths of both fields in attempting to understand how sensory-motor systems work.

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Webb, B. (2000). An Arbitrary Architecture for an Artificial Arthropod. In: Cruse, H., Dean, J., Ritter, H. (eds) Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic, Volume 1, Volume 2 Prerational Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Behavior of Natural and Artificial Systems, Volume 3. Studies in Cognitive Systems, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0870-9_29

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