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abstract: 'We present a quantitative investigation on the effects of a discrete developmental progression on the acquisition of a foveation behavior by a robotic hand-arm-eyes system. Development is simulated by (a) increasing the resolution of visual and tactile systems, (b) freezing and freeing mechanical degrees of freedom, and (c) adding neuronal units to the neural control architecture. Our experimental results show that a system starting with a low-resolution sensory system, a low precision motor system, and a low complexity neural structure, learns faster that a system which is more complex at the beginning.'
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confdates: 'August 25-27, 2004'
conference: 'Fourth International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems'
confloc: 'Genoa, Italy'
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  - family: Gomez
    given: Gabriel
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  - family: Lungarella
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  - family: Eggenberger Hotz
    given: Peter
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  - family: Matsushita
    given: Kojiro
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  - family: Pfeifer
    given: Rolf
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date: 2004
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datestamp: 2005-04-14
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editors_name:
  - family: Berthouze
    given: Luc
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  - family: Kozima
    given: Hideki
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  - family: Prince
    given: Christopher G.
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  - family: Sandini
    given: Giulio
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Stojanov
    given: Georgi
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  - family: Metta
    given: Giorgio
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  - family: Balkenius
    given: Christian
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keywords: 'visual foveation, robotic hand, developmental progression, neural networks'
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publisher: Lund University Cognitive Studies
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rev_number: 12
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status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:55:26
subjects:
  - comp-sci-mach-learn
  - comp-sci-neural-nets
  - comp-sci-robot
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title: 'Simulating development in a real robot: on the concurrent increase of sensory, motor, and neural complexity'
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volume: 117
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