Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem

Matteo De Carlo; Eliseo Ferrante; Jacintha Ellers; Gerben Meynen; A. E. Eiben

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22

Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem

Matteo De Carlo, Eliseo Ferrante, Jacintha Ellers, Gerben Meynen, A. E. Eiben

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

In Evolutionary Robotics where both body and brain are malleable, it is common practice to evaluate individuals in isolated environments. With the objective of implementing a more naturally plausible system, we designed a single interactive ecosystem for robots to be evaluated in. In this ecosystem robots are physically present and can interact each other and we implemented decentralized rules for mate selection and reproduction. To study the effects of evaluating robots in an interactive ecosystem has on evolution, we compare the evolutionary process with a more traditional, oracle–based approach. In our analysis, we observe how the different approach has a substantial impact on the final behaviour and morphology of the robots, while maintaining decent fitness performance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Gisele Pappa, Mario Giacobini, Zdenek Vasicek
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	339-354
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9783031295720
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22
State	Published - 2023
Event	6th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2023 held as part of EvoStar 2023 - Brno, Czech Republic Duration: Apr 12 2023 → Apr 14 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	13986 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	6th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2023 held as part of EvoStar 2023
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Brno
Period	4/12/23 → 4/14/23

Keywords

Artificial Ecosystem
Evolutionary Computing
Evolutionary Robotics
Interactive Robot Ecosystem
Robot Interaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22

Cite this

De Carlo, M., Ferrante, E., Ellers, J., Meynen, G., & Eiben, A. E. (2023). Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. In G. Pappa, M. Giacobini, & Z. Vasicek (Eds.), Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings (pp. 339-354). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13986 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22

Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. / De Carlo, Matteo; Ferrante, Eliseo; Ellers, Jacintha et al.
Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Gisele Pappa; Mario Giacobini; Zdenek Vasicek. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 339-354 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13986 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

De Carlo, M, Ferrante, E, Ellers, J, Meynen, G & Eiben, AE 2023, Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. in G Pappa, M Giacobini & Z Vasicek (eds), Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 13986 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 339-354, 6th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2023 held as part of EvoStar 2023, Brno, Czech Republic, 4/12/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22

De Carlo M, Ferrante E, Ellers J, Meynen G, Eiben AE. Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. In Pappa G, Giacobini M, Vasicek Z, editors, Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 339-354. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22

De Carlo, Matteo ; Ferrante, Eliseo ; Ellers, Jacintha et al. / Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. Genetic Programming - 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Proceedings. editor / Gisele Pappa ; Mario Giacobini ; Zdenek Vasicek. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 339-354 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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