From Animals to Animats: The Tradition Continues

Abstract

The Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB) conference has a long tradition of bringing together researchers in computer science, artificial intelligence, artificial life, control, robotics, neurosciences, ethology, and evolutionary biology. Starting in 1990 and meeting every 2 years, it recently convened the 17^th meeting in Irvine, California, USA. The goal of this meeting, which is called From Animals to Animats, is to further our understanding of the behaviors and underlying mechanisms that allow natural and artificial animals to adapt and survive in uncertain environments. We asked several contributors of highly regarded presentations to submit an extended version of their work to this Special Issue of Adaptive Behavior. The articles included in this volume reflect the interdisciplinary nature of SAB, as well as the overarching theme of SAB to draw inspiration from biology.

Keywords

adaptive behavior biological inspiration collective behavior human behavior navigation prediction problem solving value systems

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