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Embodied and Communicating Agents: Towards the Establishment of a Solid Theoretical and Methodological Framework

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In this concluding chapter we briefly summarize the main contributions of the book.

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Nolfi, S., Mirolli, M. (2010). Embodied and Communicating Agents: Towards the Establishment of a Solid Theoretical and Methodological Framework. In: Nolfi, S., Mirolli, M. (eds) Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01250-1_17

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