A Robot in a Cage
Conference Paper, Proceedings of International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA '99), pp. 214 - 219, November, 1999
Abstract
Typically, the animal world has been used conceptually by roboticists as a source of inspiration for finding new approaches to efficient locomotion, perception and intelligent control [Brooks, 1991], [Hallam and Walker, 1993], [Aloimonos, 1997]. This paper explores the question of designing a robot to share a space with a simple animal. A series of experiments between a mobile robot and three chickens in a cage are described. Techniques are described to mechanically reduce chickens' anxiety towards moving machinery. A model of interaction between animals and machines is proposed. These insights are then placed into a wider context of robot design.
BibTeX
@conference{Boehlen-1999-16649,author = {Marc Boehlen},
title = {A Robot in a Cage},
booktitle = {Proceedings of International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA '99)},
year = {1999},
month = {November},
pages = {214 - 219},
publisher = {IEEE},
}
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