Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
1019500392
Link(s) to full text
LAC copy
Author
Templeton, Matthew.
Title
On the Origin of Robotic Species.
Degree
M.S. -- University of Calgary, 2011
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 2013.
Description
1 online resource
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
<?Pub Inc> This thesis investigates the possibility of robots forming species as defined by biology. This is tested through the use of physics-based 3D simulations in which populations of robots are subjected to various conditions which have been shown to cause speciation in nature. Tests include ecological speciation, anagenesis, mutation order, morphological and non-morphological evolution, and genetic drift. Within the framework of evolutionary robotics, it will be shown that robots can evolve reproductive isolation and develop into species. At the same time, a novel approach and methodology for speciation simulations is also demonstrated. These results will help us better understand the population mechanics involved in artificial evolution as well as identify a potential tool for evolutionary algorithms. ii
ISBN
9780494911525
0494911522
9780494911525