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When robots fail: The complex processes of learning and development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Ludovic Marin
Affiliation:
Sport, Performance and Health Laboratory, University of Montpellier 1, F-34000 Montpellier, Francel.marin@staps.univ-montp1.fr
Olivier Oullier
Affiliation:
Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 oullier@walt.ccs.fau.edu http://oullier.free.fr

Abstract

Although robots can contribute to the understanding of biological behavior, they fail to model the processes by which humans cope with their environment. Both development and learning are characterized by complex relationships that require constant modification. Given present technology, robots can only model behaviors in specific situations and during discrete stages. Robots cannot master the complex relationships that are the hallmark of human behavior.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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