Automatic creation of an autonomous agent: genetic evolution of a neural-network driven robot
SAB94 Proceedings of the third international conference on Simulation of adaptive behavior : from animals to animats 3: from animals to animats 3
SIGGRAPH '94 Proceedings of the 21st annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Self-evolution in a constructive binary string system
Artificial Life
Evolutionary Body Building: Adaptive Physical Designs for Robots
Artificial Life
Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines
How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence (Bradford Books)
How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence (Bradford Books)
Evolving 3d morphology and behavior by competition
Artificial Life
Evolvable physical self-replicators
Artificial Life
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We propose an experimental study where simplistic organisms rise from inanimate matter and evolve solely through physical interactions. These organisms are composed of three types of macroscopic building blocks floating in an agitated medium. The dynamism of the medium allows the blocks to physically bind with and disband from each other. This results in the emergence of organisms and their reproduction. The process is governed solely by the building blocks' local interactions in the absence of any blueprint or central command. We demonstrate the feasibility of our approach by realistic computer simulations and a hardware prototype. Our results suggest that an autonomous evolution of non-biological organisms can be realized in human-designed environments and, potentially, in natural environments as well.