Spider Simulation

Overview

Briefly describe the purpose and functionality of your project. Mention that this project simulates the movement and evolution of a robotic spider in a virtual environment, focusing on genetic algorithms, robotic control, and physical simulation. Final Work Location

All final work for this project, including code, simulation results, and documentation, is located in the hw4 directory. Requirements

MuJoCo
dm_control
Python 3.x
NumPy
Random
Time

Usage

Install dm_control and numpy using pip

pip install dm_control numpy

Navigate to the hw4 directory

cd hw4

Run the simulation script

python spider.py

Implementation Details

• XML Configuration: Automatic generation of MuJoCo XML configurations to define the spider's physical structure.
• Simulation: Utilization of the MuJoCo engine for simulating the spider's movement.
• Genetic Algorithm: Implementation of genetic algorithms for simulating evolution through mutation and fitness evaluation.
• Generational Evolution: Simulation of multiple generations, with selection, mutation, and evaluation of fitness.