Research Catalog

Title

Bio-inspired artificial intelligence : theories, methods, and technologies / Dario Floreano, Claudio Mattiussi.

Author

Floreano, Dario

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors

Mattiussi, Claudio.

Description

xiv, 659 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"New approaches to artificial intelligence spring from the idea that intelligence emerges as much from cells, bodies, and societies as it does from evolution, development, and learning. Traditionally, artificial intelligence has been concerned with reproducing the abilities of human brains; newer approaches take inspiration from a wider range of biological structures that are capable of autonomous self-organization. Examples of these new approaches include evolutionary computation and evolutionary electronics, artificial neural networks, immune systems, biorobotics, and swarm intelligence - to mention only a few. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of biologically inspired artificial intelligence that can be used as an upper-level text or as a reference for researchers." "Each chapter presents computational approaches inspired by a different biological system; each begins with background information about the biological system and then proceeds to develop computational models that make use of biological concepts. The chapters cover evolutionary computation and electronics; cellular systems; neural systems, including neuromorphic engineering; developmental systems; immune systems; behavioral systems-including several approaches to robotics, such as behavior-based, biomimetic, epigenetic, and evolutionary robots; and collective systems, including swarm robotics as well as cooperative and competitive co-evolving systems. Chapters end with a concluding overview and suggested reading."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Intelligent robotics and autonomous agents

Uniform Title

Intelligent robotics and autonomous agents

Subject

• Artificial intelligence > Data processing
• Natural computation
• Self-organizing systems
• Autonomous robots
• Biomimetics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-649) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Evolutionary systems -- Cellular systems -- Neural systems -- Development systems -- Immune systems -- Behavioral systems -- Collective systems.

ISBN

9780262062718 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008008739

OCLC

• 212627224
• SCSB-10098180

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library