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E-puck

A Robotic Platform for Studying the Evolution of Communication

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Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents

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In this appendix, we introduce the e-puck robot, a simple, robust and versatile robotic platform, which can be used to study animal-like communication in groups of embodied agents. In addition, we present two extension turrets to enable visual communication between the robots.

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Floreano, D., Mitri, S., Hubert, J. (2010). E-puck. 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_19

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