From Animals to Animats 12: 12th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2012, Odense, Denmark, August 27-30, 2012. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Natural and Artificial Systems: Compare, Model or Engineer?....Pages 1-11
LocoKit: A Robot Construction Kit for Studying and Developing Functional Morphologies....Pages 12-22
An Introduction to the Analysis of Braitenberg Vehicles 2 and 3 Using Phase Plane Portrait....Pages 23-32
Synthesis and Adaptation of Effective Motor Synergies for the Solution of Reaching Tasks....Pages 33-43
Gaze Allocation Analysis for a Visually Guided Manipulation Task....Pages 44-53
Using Sensorimotor Contingencies for Terrain Discrimination and Adaptive Walking Behavior in the Quadruped Robot Puppy....Pages 54-64
How Walking Influences the Development of Absolute Distance Perception....Pages 65-74
Modelling Interaction in Multi-modal Affordance Processing with Neural Dynamics....Pages 75-84
A Bio-inspired Model Reliably Predicts the Collision of Approaching Objects under Different Light Conditions....Pages 85-95
Synthesising a Motor-Primitive Inspired Control Architecture for Redundant Compliant Robots....Pages 96-105
Using Sensorimotor Contingencies for Prediction and Action Planning....Pages 106-116
A Bio-inspired Control System for a Wearable Human-Machine Interface....Pages 117-126
A Finite Element Method of Electric Image in Weakly Electric Fish....Pages 127-135
Multimodal Integration of Visual Place Cells and Grid Cells for Navigation Tasks of a Real Robot....Pages 136-145
Towards a Neural Hierarchy of Time Scales for Motor Control....Pages 146-155
Modelling Walking Behaviors Based on CPGs: A Simplified Bio-inspired Architecture....Pages 156-166
Plastic Representation of the Reachable Space for a Humanoid Robot....Pages 167-176
Towards Behavioral Consistency in Neuroevolution....Pages 177-186
Evolving Variants of Neuro-Control Using Constraint Masks....Pages 187-197
The Search for Beauty: Evolution of Minimal Cognition in an Animat Controlled by a Gene Regulatory Network and Powered by a Metabolic System....Pages 198-208
Evolving Reactive Controller for a Modular Robot: Benefits of the Property of State-Switching in Fractal Gene Regulatory Networks....Pages 209-218
Adaptation and Genomic Evolution in EcoSim....Pages 219-229
Degeneration of a von Neumann Self-reproducer into a Self-copier within the Avida World....Pages 230-239
The Emergence of Pathological Constructors When Implementing the von Neumann Architecture for Self-reproduction in Tierra....Pages 240-248
Automatic Synthesis of Controllers for Real Robots Based on Preprogrammed Behaviors....Pages 249-258
Self-organization of Visual Sensor Topologies Based on Spatiotemporal Cross-Correlation....Pages 259-268
Self-organization of Spinal Reflexes Involving Homonymous, Antagonist and Synergistic Interactions....Pages 269-278
A Computational Model of the Role of Serotonin in Reversal Learning....Pages 279-288
Which Temporal Difference Learning Algorithm Best Reproduces Dopamine Activity in a Multi-choice Task?....Pages 289-298
Multi-timescale Nexting in a Reinforcement Learning Robot....Pages 299-309
Self-organizing Developmental Reinforcement Learning....Pages 310-319
Adaptive Learning in Continuous Environment Using Actor-Critic Design and Echo-State Networks....Pages 320-329
Learning Adjectives and Nouns from Affordances on the iCub Humanoid Robot....Pages 330-340
Learning and Adaptation of Sensorimotor Contingencies: Prism-Adaptation, a Case Study....Pages 341-350
Unsupervised Learning of a Reduced Dimensional Controller for a Tendon Driven Robot Platform....Pages 351-360
Adaptive Quadruped Locomotion: Learning to Detect and Avoid an Obstacle....Pages 361-370
Attentional Action Selection Using Reinforcement Learning....Pages 371-380
Analysing an Evolved Robotic Behaviour Using a Biological Model of Collegial Decision Making....Pages 381-390
On the Evolution of Homogeneous Multi-robot Teams: Clonal versus Aclonal Approach....Pages 391-400
Biologically-Inspired Deceptive Behavior for a Robot....Pages 401-411
Automated Synthesis of Locomotion Controllers for Self-reconfigurable Modular Robots....Pages 412-420
Towards Detecting Group Identities in Complex Artificial Societies....Pages 421-430
Cost, Precision, and Task Structure in Aggression-Based Arbitration for Minimalist Robot Cooperation....Pages 431-441
Examining the Information Requirements for Flocking Motion....Pages 442-452
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