Behavioral and Brain Sciences



Short Communication

Biorobotic simulations might offer some advantages over purely computational ones


Donald R. Franceschetti a1
a1 Department of Physics and Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 dfrncsch@memphis.edu www.people.memphis.edu/~physics/drf/FRANCESC.HTML

Abstract

A slight modification of Webb's diagrammatic representation of the dimensions for describing models is proposed which extends it to cover a range of theoretical models as well as material models. It is also argued that beyond a certain level robotic simulations could offer a number of real advantages over computer simulations of organisms interacting with their environment.