Social Intelligence for autonomous robots

Photos and video sequences from my work as a postdoc (1993-1996) at the AI-lab at GMD within the project ALF (Artificial Life Experiments with Fischertechnik robots):

The experimental environment: the hilly Hügellandschaft

Fischertechnik robot moving up a hill

Design study: robot which can adapt the orientation of its front axis to the diameter of a plastic pipe

Video Sequences:

• Robots moving in the Hügellandschaft (1,586K)
• Robots moving up up (1,066K) and down (715K) hills
• Robot searching for bodily contact (735K)