Title :
An overview of the extended VUB ecosystem, a MAS of heterogeneous robots
Author :
Birk, Andreas ; Belpaeme, Tony
Author_Institution :
Artificial Intelligence Lab., Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
The paper sketches the introduction of heterogeneity into a robotic multiagent system. The system is based on ideas from artificial life; it forms a kind of artificial ecosystem where the animats are linked together in their search for “food” in the form of electrical energy. Within this view, different robot types can be seen as different species
Keywords :
cooperative systems; genetic algorithms; robots; software agents; animats; artificial ecosystem; artificial life; electrical energy; extended VUB ecosystem; heterogeneity; heterogeneous robots; robot types; robotic multiagent system; Animation; Artificial intelligence; Batteries; Biological system modeling; Ecosystems; Intelligent robots; Laboratories; Lamps; Merging; Mobile robots; Multiagent systems; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Multi Agent Systems, 1998. Proceedings. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8500-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICMAS.1998.699230
