Impact of Hardware Implementation on the Evolvability of Robotic Systems

Robots can adapt by applying evolutionary algorithms to change how they look and act.

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Hardware limits make evolving robots hard in reality. UK-Netherlands researchers study hardware impact on evolvable robot space.

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Autonomous 3D-printed robot bodies with modular components on a novel platform.

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Hardware constraints define viable phenotype space for robot designs.

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The evolvability of robotic systems is significantly impacted by hardware implementation, the researchers discovered.

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Impact of Hardware Implementation on the Evolvability of Robotic Systems

Robots can adapt by applying evolutionary algorithms to change how they look and act.

Hardware limits make evolving robots hard in reality. UK-Netherlands researchers study hardware impact on evolvable robot space.

Autonomous 3D-printed robot bodies with modular components on a novel platform.

Hardware constraints define viable phenotype space for robot designs.

The evolvability of robotic systems is significantly impacted by hardware implementation, the researchers discovered.

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