Tree

We evolved this "tree", a 2D structure that tries to reach high and wide in order to gather "light" (ie fitness points) away from the root, as a demonstration of an improved simulation and a faster evolutionary algorithm.

The arms of this structure are too heavy by themselves, but the evolutionary process found a structure that is perfectly balanced at the center.

Click here for the computer printout with the structure of the tree. We use a 1:1 scale printout made on a large plotter to build easily, by laying the bricks directly over the paper image.

Click here for a quicktime movie of the evolution of the tree.

More information about Computer Evolution of Buildable Objects

• In the News Read what the press has said about this project!

• Examples of Evolved Structures
  2D
  • Lego Bridge
  • Long Bridge
  • Lego Crane
  • Lego Tree

    3D

  • Lego Table

• EvoCAD An intelligent CAD System

• NEW Source Code now available.

• NEW Read our article in the Autumn 07 issue of SIGEVOlution.

• The book
• The book Evolutionary Design by Computers features a chapter about this project.

• Future work

• Publications

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