From Animals to Animats 2 - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (Paperback, New)

More than sixty contributions in From Animals to Animats2 by researchersin ethology, ecology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and relatedfields investigate behaviors and the underlying mechanisms that allow animals and, potentially, robots to adapt and survive in uncertain environments. Jean-ArcadyMeyer is Director of Research, CNRS, Paris. Herbert L. Roitblat is Professor ofPsychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Stewart W. Wilson is a scientist atThe Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts.Topics covered: TheAnimat Approach to Adaptive Behavior. Perception and Motor Control. Action Selectionand Behavioral Sequences. Cognitive Maps and Internal World Models. Learning.Evolution. Collective Behavior.