Robots that evolve on demand

R Baines, F Fish, J Bongard… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Now more than ever, researchers are rethinking the way robots are designed and controlled—
from the algorithms that govern their actions to the very atomic structure of the materials they …

[PDF][PDF] Emergent Symmetry in a Finite Model of Navigational Neurons

VK Weinstein, F Georgiev, KG Timperi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - 2024.ccneuro.org
Consider an agent moving in the n-dimensional integer lattice. We model a neuron of this
agent as a finite transition system and show, using a pum** lemma type of argument, that …

Equivalent Environments and Covering Spaces for Robots

VK Weinstein, SM LaValle - arxiv preprint arxiv:2402.18323, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper formally defines a robot system, including its sensing and actuation components,
as a general, topological dynamical system. The focus is on determining general conditions …

[PDF][PDF] Minimally sufficient structures for information-feedback policies

B Sakcak, VK Weinstein, KG Timperi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - algorithmic-robotics.org
In this paper, we consider active tasks which require planning and control to be achieved.
Such tasks require a desirable outcome in the physical world resulting from the interactions …