Robot Shaping: An Experiment in Behavior Engineering

by Marco Dorigo

foreword by Lashon Booker

To program an autonomous robot to act reliably in a dynamic environment is a complex task. The dynamics of the environment are unpredictable, and the robots' sensors provide noisy input. A learning autonomous robot, one that can acquire knowledge through interaction with its environment and then adapt its behavior, greatly simplifies the designer's work. A learning robot need not be given all of the details...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262041642
• ISBN13: 9780262041645
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher