Biorobotic simulations might offer some advantages over purely computational ones.
A slight modification of Webb's diagrammatic representation of the dimensions for describing models is proposed which extends it to cover a range of theoretical models as well as material models. It is also argued that beyond a certain level robotic simulations could offer a number of real advantages over computer simulations of organisms interacting with their environment.
Franceschetti
Donald R
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Department of Physics and Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 dfrncsch@memphis.edu www.people.memphis.edu/~physics/drf/FRANCESC.HTML.