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Computational Complexity

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Glossary

Definition of the Subject

Introduction

Embodiment and Situatedness

Behavior and Cognition as Complex Adaptive Systems

Adaptive Methods

Evolutionary Robotics Methods

Discussion and Conclusion

Bibliography

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Abbreviations

Phylogenesis:

Indicates the variations of the genetic characteristics of a population of artificial agents throughout generations.

Ontogenesys:

Indicates the variations which occur in the phenotypical characteristics of an artificial agent (i. e. in the characteristics of the control system or of the body of the agent) while it interacts with the environment.

Embodied agent:

Indicates an artificial system (simulated or physical) which has a body (characterized by physical properties such us shape, dimension, weight, etc), actuators (e. g. motorized wheels, motorized articulated joints), and sensors (e. g. touch sensors or vision sensors). For a more restricted definition see the concluding section of the paper.

Situated agent:

Indicates an artificial system which is located in a physical environment (simulated or real) with which it interacts on the basis of the law of physics. For a more restricted definition see the concluding section of the paper.

Morphological computation:

Indicates the ability of the body of an agent (with certain specific characteristics) to control its interaction with the environment so to produce a given desired behavior.

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Nolfi, S. (2012). Embodied and Situated Agents, Adaptive Behavior in. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Computational Complexity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1800-9_60

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