Technical Opinion: From Animal Behaviour to Autonomous Robots

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.06492v1
• Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:57:28 GMT
• Title: Technical Opinion: From Animal Behaviour to Autonomous Robots
• Authors: Chinedu Pascal Ezenkwu and Andrew Starkey
• Abstract summary: This paper presents a review on robot autonomy from the perspective of animal behaviour. It examines some state-of-the-art techniques as well as suggesting possible research directions.
• Score: 1.0660480034605242
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: With the rising applications of robots in unstructured real-world environments, roboticists are increasingly concerned with the problems posed by the complexity of such environments. One solution to these problems is robot autonomy. Since nature has already solved the problem of autonomy it can be a suitable model for developing autonomous robots. This paper presents a concise review on robot autonomy from the perspective of animal behaviour. It examines some state-of-the-art techniques as well as suggesting possible research directions.

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