{"product_id":"9783642202520","title":"Cognitive Systems Monographs: Theoretical Foundation and Practical Realization of Self-Organizing Robots","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCognitive Systems Monographs: Theoretical Foundation and Practical Realization of Self-Organizing Robots\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDer, Ralf; Martius, Georg; Pfeifer, Rolf\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutonomous robots may become our closest companions in the near future. While the technology for physically building such machines is already available today, a problem lies in the generation of the behavior for such complex machines. Nature proposes a solution: young children and higher animals learn to master their complex brain-body systems by playing. Can this be an option for robots? How can a machine be playful? The book provides answers by developing a general principle---homeokinesis, the dynamical symbiosis between brain, body, and environment---that is shown to drive robots to self- determined, individual development in a playful and obviously embodiment- related way: a dog-like robot starts playing with a barrier, eventually jumping or climbing over it; a snakebot develops coiling and jumping modes; humanoids develop climbing behaviors when fallen into a pit, or engage in wrestling-like scenarios when encountering an opponent. The book also develops guided self-organization, a new method that helps to make the playful machines fit for fulfilling tasks in the real world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides two levels of presentation. Students and scientific researchers interested in the field of robotics, self-organization and dynamical systems theory may be satisfied by the in-depth mathematical analysis of the principle, the bootstrapping scenarios, and the emerging behaviors. But the book additionally comes with a robotics simulator inviting also the non- scientific reader to simply enjoy the fabulous world of playful machines by performing the numerous experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-02-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642202520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-20253-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: cm xcm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 335\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382776160396,"sku":"9783642202520","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642202520.jpg?v=1775762325","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642202520","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}