Even simple creatures, such as cockroaches, are capable of complex responses to changes in their environment. But robots usually require complicated dedicated control circuits to perform just a single action. Chaos control theory could allow simpler control strategies to realize more complex behaviour.
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Schöll, E. Chaos control sets the pace. Nature Phys 6, 161–162 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1611
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