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Bioinspir Biomim
; 6(3): 034001, 2011 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21869465
RESUMO
Quail chicks encountered an autonomous mobile robot during their early development. The robot incorporated a heat source that stimulated following of chicks. The spatial behaviour of grown-up chicks was tested in an exploration test and a detour test. Chicks that grew with the mobile robot exhibited better spatial abilities than chicks grown with a static heat source. We discuss these results in the perspective of animal-robot interaction and of the role of early spatial experience on the behavioural development.