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Absorbing phase transitions in a non-conserving sandpile model
Marvin Göbel, Claudius Gros
We introduce and study a non-conserving sandpile model, the autonomously adapting sandpile (AAS) model, for which a site topples whenever it has two or more grains, distributing th…
A generic framework for task selection driven by synthetic emotions
Claudius Gros
Given a certain complexity level, humanized agents may select from a wide range of possible tasks, with each activity corresponding to a transient goal. In general there will be no…
Five decades of US, UK, German and Dutch music charts show that cultural processes are accelerating
Lukas Schneider, Claudius Gros
Analyzing the timeline of US, UK, German and Dutch music charts, we find that the evolution of album lifetimes and of the size of weekly rank changes provide evidence for an accele…
When the goal is to generate a series of activities: A self-organized simulated robot arm
Tim Koglin, Bulcsú Sándor, Claudius Gros
Behavior is characterized by sequences of goal-oriented conducts, such as food uptake, socializing and resting. Classically, one would define for each task a corresponding satisfac…
Embodied robots driven by self-organized environmental feedback
Frederike Kubandt, Michael Nowak, Tim Koglin +2
Which kind of complex behavior may arise from self-organizing principles? We investigate this question for the case of snake-like robots composed of passively coupled segments, wit…
Why planetary and exoplanetary protection differ: The case of long duration Genesis missions to habitable but sterile M-dwarf oxygen planets
Claudius Gros
Time is arguably the key limiting factor for interstellar exploration. At high speeds, flyby missions to nearby stars by laser propelled wafersats taking 50-100 years would be feas…