The Playful Machine Theoretical Foundation and Practical Realization of Self-Organizing Robots /

• Main Authors: Der, Ralf (Author), Martius, Georg (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Cognitive Systems Monographs, 15
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Artificial intelligence.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Applications of Mathematics.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).

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