Prescott, T. J. and Ibbotson, C. (1997) A robot trace maker: modeling the fossil evidence of early invertebrate behavior. Artificial Life, 3 (4). pp. 289-306. ISSN 1064-5462
Abstract
The study of trace fossils, the fossilized remains of animal behavior, reveals interesting parallels with recent research in behavior-based robotics. This article reports robot simulations of the meandering foraging trails left by early invertebrates that demonstrate that such trails can be generated by mechanisms similar to those used for robot wall-following. We conclude with the suggestion that the capacity for intelligent behavior shown by many behavior-based robots is similar to that of animals of the late Precambrian and early Cambrian periods approximately 530 to 565 million years ago.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1997 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press): STM Titles. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Artificial Life. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Animals; Behavior, Animal; Computer Simulation; Fossils; Models, Psychological; Robotics |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2016 15:08 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2018 23:57 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/artl.1997.3.4.289 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press): STM Titles |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1162/artl.1997.3.4.289 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107030 |