Year 1
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 File:Review 20120215.pdf‎
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
