Artificial neurogenesis: an application to autonomous robotics

Abstract

A lot of research papers focus on the challenging problem of the combination of genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks. Developmental and molecular biology may be a source of inspiration for designing powerful artificial neurogenesis systems allowing the generation of complex modular structures. This paper describes in detail such a neurogenesis model associated with an evolutionary process and its application to the control of a mobile robot. Early results demonstrate the surprising efficiency of this methodology and give hints to continue the research towards the generation of more complex adaptive neural networks.