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Genetic algorithm walkers

Genetic Walker

This simulator evolves increasingly effective walking creatures through genetic algorithms. After each round, the winners are sent through to the next round and copied by the rest of the competitors, with mutations introduced. At first, the pace of improvement is swift โ€” two orders of magnitude within 100 generations โ€” but slows pretty dramatically after that. (via @nickrichter)