[ODE] Naming

[John DeWeese]

I don't quite know what the name would be, but this is a hot topic for 
robotics and low-level alife. You'll probably enjoy Karl Sims' work with 
artificial evolution of virtual creatures. He used a neural network to 
control joint forces applied to little blocky critters.

Try this:

http://www.genarts.com/karl/evolved-virtual-creatures.html

Henri Hakl wrote:
> Hey all :)
>  
> I was wondering - is there a name for applying AI coordination to 
> dynamic physical systems? (e.g. using an AI to teach a modelled "spider" 
> to walk).
>  
> thanks
>   Henri
>