Co-evolving predator and prey robots: Do `arms races' arise in artificial evolution?

Co-evolving predator and prey robots: Do `arms races' arise in artificial evolution? (1998)

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by Stefano Nolfi , Dario Floreano

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TITLE	Co-evolving predator and prey robots: Do `arms races' arise in artificial evolution?	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR NAME	Stefano Nolfi	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	Institute of Psychology, National Research Council	user correction
AUTHOR ADDR	Viale Marx 15, Roma, Italy	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Dario Floreano	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	Institute of Psychology, National Research Council	user correction
AUTHOR ADDR	Viale Marx 15, Roma, Italy	user correction
ABSTRACT	Co-evolution (i.e. the evolution of two or more competing populations with coupled fitness) has several features that may potentially enhance the power of adaptation of artificial evolution. In particular, as discussed by Dawkins and Krebs [3], competing populations may reciprocally drive one another to increasing levels of complexity by producing an evolutionary "arms race". In this paper we will investigate the role of co-evolution in the context of evolutionary robotics. In particular, we will try to understand in what conditions co-evolution can lead to "arms races". Moreover, we will show that in some cases artificial co-evolution has a higher adaptive power than simple evolution. Finally, by analyzing the dynamics of coevolved populations, we will show that in some circumstances well adapted individuals would be better advised to adopt simple but easily modifiable strategies suited for the current competitor strategies rather than incorporate complex and general strategies that m...	user correction - Legacy Corrections
YEAR	1998	user correction - Legacy Corrections
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