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Babel

A Tool for Running Experiments on the Evolution of Language

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Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents

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Computational and robotic research into symbolic communication systems requires sophisticated tools. This chapter introduces Babel, a tool framework that has been developed to engage in extensive repeatable multi-agent experiments including experiments with embodied robots. A brief example is presented of how experiments are configured in this framework.

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Steels, L., Loetzsch, M. (2010). Babel. In: Nolfi, S., Mirolli, M. (eds) Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01250-1_20

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