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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Complex Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Dynamical criticality in systems balances robustness and responsiveness.
  • Boolean networks are used in artificial classifiers and robot control.
  • Online adaptation allows robots to improve performance over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the role of dynamical criticality in online robot adaptation.
  • Examine how adapting Boolean networks affects robot performance.
  • Compare adaptation via coupling changes versus structural changes.

Main Methods:

  • Robots controlled by random Boolean networks (RBNs) were studied.
  • RBNs were adapted in their sensor/actuator couplings, structure, or both.
  • Performance metrics were evaluated for robots under different adaptation strategies.
  • Dynamical regimes (ordered, critical, disordered) were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Critical RBN-controlled robots achieved higher average and maximum performance.
  • Adaptation via coupling changes generally yielded slightly better performance than structural changes.
  • Ordered networks adapted structurally tended to reach the critical regime.
  • Criticality enhances robot adaptation and performance.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamical criticality is advantageous for robot online adaptation.
  • Calibrating robot control systems at critical states is beneficial.
  • Critical regimes facilitate adaptation in complex systems.