Simulation studies have been carried out in robotics for a variety of epistemic and practical purposes. Here it is argued that two broad classes of simulation studies can be identified in robotics research. The first one is exemplified by the use of robotic systems to acquire knowledge on living systems in so-called biorobotics, while the second class of studies is more distinctively connected to cases in which artificial systems are used to acquire knowledge about the behaviour of autonomous mobile robots. The two classes pertain to sub-areas of robotics which are apparently quite distant from one another in terms of goals, methodologies, technologies, and theoretical backgrounds. Still both are concerned with building, running, and experimenting on simulations of other systems. This paper aims to reveal and discuss some methodological commonalities between the two classes of studies. Philosophical literature on simulation methodologies has been traditionally focused on studies carried out in research fields other than robotics: this article may therefore contribute to shedding light on how the concept of simulation is used in robotics, and on the role simulation methodologies play in this research field.

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机器人模拟、机器人模拟

出于各种认知和实践目的，已经在机器人技术中进行了模拟研究。这里有人认为，在机器人研究中可以确定两大类模拟研究。第一个例子是使用机器人系统在所谓的生物机器人学中获取有关生命系统的知识，而第二类研究与使用人工系统获取有关自主移动行为的知识的案例有更明显的联系。机器人。这两类属于机器人技术的子领域，在目标、方法、技术和理论背景方面显然彼此相距甚远。两者仍然关注构建、运行和试验其他系统的模拟。本文旨在揭示和讨论两类研究之间的一些方法学共性。关于模拟方法的哲学文献传统上侧重于在机器人技术以外的研究领域进行的研究：因此，本文可能有助于阐明模拟的概念如何在机器人技术中使用，以及模拟方法在该研究领域中发挥的作用.