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Influence of a mobile robot on the spatial behaviour of quail chicks

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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.

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hal-01022091 , version 1 (10-07-2014)

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Emmanuel de Margerie, Sophie Lumineau, Cécilia Houdelier, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris. Influence of a mobile robot on the spatial behaviour of quail chicks. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 2011, 6 (3), pp.034001. ⟨10.1088/1748-3182/6/3/034001⟩. ⟨hal-01022091⟩
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