A survey on developmental robotics

Developmental robotics is one of the most popular research interests for many foreign researchers in recent years. However, the related studies haven’t been done systematically in China. The paper presented the basic conception, main idea and history of the developmental robotics. Especially several representative developmental models and learning methods were described in detail. Some controversial topics in this field, such as constitution, research purpose, performance estimation and so on, are discussed detailedly. At last, it prospects the developmental trend of the developmental robotics in the future from two aspects: theoretical research and application, and indicates the issues needed to be researched deeply.