Overview
"More than 60 contributions in ""From Animals to Animats 2"" by researchers in ethology, ecology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, robotics and related subjects investigate behaviours and the underlying mechanisms that allow animals and, potentially, robots to adapt and survive in uncertain environments."
Full Product Details
Author: Jean-Arcady Meyer (Espinet) ,
Herbert L. Roitblat (Dr.) ,
Stewart W. Wilson (Prediction Dynamics)
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 1.429kg
ISBN: 9780262631495
ISBN 10: 0262631490
Pages: 533
Publication Date: 13 April 1993
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
The animat approach is attractive not just as a way of developing and testing theories of biological systems. It also constitutes an approach to the design of practical artificial systems, in particular robots, which, it is hoped, will overcome many of the limitations of more conventional methods within artificial intelligence and engineering. The interplay between biological and engineering concerns and the commonality between research from both perspectives is one of the most promising aspects of animat research and is an intriguing theme throughout the book. TheQuarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (review of the first proceedings volume)
The animat approach is attractive not just as a way of developing and testing theories of biological systems. It also constitutes an approach to the design of practical artificial systems, in particular robots, which, it is hoped, will overcome many of the limitations of more conventional methods within artificial intelligence and engineering. The interplay between biological and engineering concerns and the commonality between research from both perspectives is one of the most promising aspects of animat research and is an intriguing theme throughout the book. --TheQuarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (review of the first proceedings volume)
Author Information
Jean-Arcady Meyer is Emeritus Research Director at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and a researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris. Herbert L. Roitblat is Principal Data Scientist at Mimecast. Stewart W. Wilson is a scientist at The Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
