creators_name: Prince, Christopher
creators_name: Helder, Nathan
creators_name: Hollich, George
editors_name: Berthouze, Luc
editors_name: Kaplan, Frédéric
editors_name: Kozima, Hideki
editors_name: Yano, Hiroyuki
editors_name: Konczak, Jürgen
editors_name: Metta, Giorgio
editors_name: Nadel, Jacqueline
editors_name: Sandini, Giulio
editors_name: Stojanov, Georgi
editors_name: Balkenius, Christian
type: confpaper
datestamp: 2006-07-23
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:29
metadata_visibility: show
title: Ongoing Emergence:
A Core Concept in Epigenetic Robotics
ispublished: pub
subjects: dev-psy
subjects: comp-sci-art-intel
subjects: comp-sci-robot
full_text_status: public
keywords: epigenetic robotics, autonomous development, emergent behavior, ongoing emergence, skill acquisition
abstract: We propose ongoing emergence as a core concept in
epigenetic robotics. Ongoing emergence refers to the
continuous development and integration of new skills
and is exhibited when six criteria are satisfied: (1)
continuous skill acquisition, (2) incorporation of new
skills with existing skills, (3) autonomous development
of values and goals, (4) bootstrapping of initial skills, (5)
stability of skills, and (6) reproducibility. In this paper
we: (a) provide a conceptual synthesis of ongoing
emergence based on previous theorizing, (b) review
current research in epigenetic robotics in light of ongoing
emergence, (c) provide prototypical examples of ongoing
emergence from infant development, and (d) outline
computational issues relevant to creating robots
exhibiting ongoing emergence.
date: 2005
date_type: published
volume: 123
publisher: Lund University Cognitive Studies
pagerange: 63-70
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Prince, Christopher and Helder, Nathan and Hollich, George  (2005) Ongoing Emergence: A Core Concept in Epigenetic Robotics.  [Conference Paper]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/4966/1/prince.pdf