Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2001 - Volume 24, Issue 06  


Short Communication

When robots fail: The complex processes of learning and development

Ludovic Marin a1 and Olivier Oullier a2
a1 Sport, Performance and Health Laboratory, University of Montpellier 1, F-34000 Montpellier, France l.marin@staps.univ-montp1.fr
a2 Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 oullier@walt.ccs.fau.edu http://oullier.free.fr

Abstract

Although robots can contribute to the understanding of biological behavior, they fail to model the processes by which humans cope with their environment. Both development and learning are characterized by complex relationships that require constant modification. Given present technology, robots can only model behaviors in specific situations and during discrete stages. Robots cannot master the complex relationships that are the hallmark of human behavior.