ResearchResearch paperRobotics & Embodied AI2 sources · Oct 7, 2026

Evaluating the Transfer of Co-Evolved Communication from 2D to 3D Simulation

This work examines the transfer of a co-evolved communication mechanism between two robotic agents from a discrete two-dimensional (2D) simulator to a three-dimensional simulator with real physics (3D).

Key points

  • The study focuses on whether a communication mechanism co-evolved in a 2D environment retains its functional role after transfer to a 3D physics-based simulator.
  • To support this analysis, the effects of the episode time budget, the social cue, and the asymmetry between the two co-evolved roles were examined.
  • In both simulators, the social cue functioned primarily as a jam- assistance mechanism rather than as a navigation guide, although with a more pronounced effect in 2D.
  • Analysis of eight independent evolutionary runs revealed a consistent direction of asymmetry, although its magnitude varied across runs.

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