View source for Year 1: Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

=== 21st December, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
* Suitable 3D printers
'''Project Work'''
* Work on SynDev proposal
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''
* Designs for reverse engineering an existing reproductive system

''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assisting in big-arena multi camera setup

'''Ideas'''

'''Deliverable'''

=== 22nd September, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''

'''Project Work'''
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''
* Integration of shapes into Self-Assembly modeller

''' Laboratory Activities'''

'''Ideas'''

'''Deliverable'''

=== 31st August, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
* Evolvable Physical Self-Replicators, Virgo 2012
* Some alternative reproductive strategies in artificial molecular machines, Laing 1975
'''Project Work'''
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''

''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
'''Ideas'''

'''Deliverable'''
Advanced Studies Thesis due in April 2013

=== 17th August, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
* Self-reproduction in cellular automata, Langton 1984
* Formal definition of self-reproductive systems. Luskha 2003
'''Project Work'''
* Work on Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
** Tuning of parameters
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
'''Ideas'''

'''Deliverable'''
FNRS scholarship proposal due in January 2013

=== 29th June, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
* Compiling reading list for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Project Work'''
* Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
** Tile integration rules introduced
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
'''Ideas'''

'''Deliverable'''



=== 04th June, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
* Self-Reproduction related papers
'''Project Work'''
* Drew skeleton for Self-Reproduction Review Paper
'''Development'''
* Staged self-assembly simulation. Development of a self-assembly modeller in the ARGoS framework.
** Tile instance created and fundamental functions set up.
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in procuring cabinets for robots in the arena
'''Ideas'''
* Include different magnetic patterns on the tiles to examine how they will be developed
'''Deliverable'''
Self Reproduction Review Paper [due October, first draft end of July(?)]


=== 14th May, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
# Bhalla, Bentley. Staging the Self-Assembly Process: Inspiration from Biological Development [Manuscript]
'''Project Work'''
* Initial designs of Staged Self-Assembly
* Prepare presentation of literature review [completed]
'''Development'''
* Staged self-assembly simulation
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in drawing designs for cabinets for robots in the arena
* Assist Touraj in setting up the Kilo-bots
'''Ideas'''
'''Deliverable'''
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction

=== 30th Apr, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
# Stephen Wolfram. New Kind of Science. [Chapters: 1 and 3]
# Pesavento, Umberto. An implementation of von Neumann's self-reproducing machine
# Zykov, Mytilinaios, Adams, Lipson. Self-reproducing machines.
'''Project Work'''
* Prepare presentation of literature review [80% completed]
'''Development'''
* Staged self-assembly review
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Assist Gianpiero in procurement of robot storage cabinets for the Arena
'''Ideas'''
* Hand drawn sketch of 3D gear as an idea of machines capable of climbing one another in order to create a smart bridge over a gap.
* Replication inspired by DNA strands and Genetic operations
'''Deliverable'''
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012

=== 26th March, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
# Freitas and Merkle. Kinematic self-replicating machines. [Chapters: 1 and 2]
# Sipper. Book review of Kinematic self-replicating machines.
# Penrose and Penrose. A self-reproducing analogue. Nature.
# Penrose. Self-reproducing machines. Scientific American.
# Bhalla. Designing self-assembling systems via physically encoded information. PhD thesis. [Chapters: 1 and 2]
'''Project Work'''
* Collect available videos and links of self assembling systems
* Prepare presentation of literature review
'''Development'''
* Extension of mini project: Add features to the virtual arena and make the robtos find them
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* Testing of robots brought back from Lausanne
* Testing new kernel:
** Connects more reliably to the wifi
** Hangs during operation of Nithin's script 'swarmorph'
'''Ideas'''
* Baseline problem for robots to solve: crossing a bridge
* 3D gear like entity which can create structures
'''Deliverable'''
Present an introduction to Self-Reproduction early in May 2012

=== 15th February, 2012 ===
'''Literature Review'''
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'''Development'''
* Carlo has given me a mini project to work on to get me started on Argos. I am working on it.
''' Laboratory Activities'''
* In the afternoon on Monday, I will take a look at the Footbots with Arne.
* Alessandro and I have developed a rough plan for the setup of the camera network, we plan to start the execution this week.
* Nithin and I have also initiated talks, and he wants to finalise a few issues before we continue.
'''Ideas'''
* Using nuclear fission or fusion models to create multiple agents, but the concern is that these models are unlike biological evolved systems  and are not adaptive, versatile or agile.
* Study the evolution of dicarboxylic acids