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Of rats and robots: A mutual learning paradigm.

Oguzcan Nas¹, Defne Albayrak¹, Gunes Unal¹

¹Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

|March 12, 2025

Summary

This study introduces a new mutual learning system where animals and robots train each other. This bidirectional approach allows both partners to adapt and achieve goals through rewarding or punishing signals.

Keywords:

animal–robot interaction mutual learning operant conditioning optimization reinforcement

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Animal Behavior

Background:

Traditional animal training and AI research often involve unidirectional learning.
Existing paradigms lack mutual adaptation between biological and artificial agents.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel animal-robot interaction paradigm for bidirectional learning.
To enable dynamic, goal-oriented cooperation between Wistar rats and robots.

Main Methods:

Implemented a mutual learning framework where agents provide positive/negative feedback.
Tested the paradigm in silico using artificial reinforcement learning agents.
Validated the system in vivo with rat-robot pairs in operant conditioning tasks.

Main Results:

Both artificial agents and Wistar rats demonstrated mutual learning, adapting behavior for reward maximization.
Rats rapidly learned reward-associated behaviors and showed avoidance learning.
The system effectively facilitated adaptive interactions based on partner feedback.

Conclusions:

The developed paradigm enables effective bidirectional learning between animals and robots.
This framework advances animal-machine interaction research and the study of learning rules.
Offers a versatile platform for exploring cooperative intelligence in diverse settings.