Learning Rat-Like Behavioral Interaction Using a Small-Scale Robotic Rat

Authors: Hongzhao Xie, Zihang Gao, Guanglu Jia, Shingo Shimoda, Qing Shi

Published: 2023-04-25

DOI: 10.34133/cbsystems.0032

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel method for emulating rat-like behavioral interactions in robots using reinforcement learning. Specifically, we develop a state decision method to optimize the interaction process among 6 known behavior types that have been identified in previous research on rat interactions. The novelty of our method lies in using the temporal difference (TD) algorithm to optimize the state decision process, which enables the robots to make informed decisions about their behavior choices. To assess the similarity between robot and rat behavior, we use Pearson correlation. We then use TD-