A Roadmap for Cognitive Development in Humanoid RobotsThis book addresses the central role played by development in cognition. The focus is on applying our knowledge of development in natural cognitive systems, specifically human infants, to the problem of creating artificial cognitive systems in the guise of humanoid robots. The approach is founded on the three-fold premise that (a) cognition is the process by which an autonomous self-governing agent acts effectively in the world in which it is embedded, (b) the dual purpose of cognition is to increase the agent's repertoire of effective actions and its power to anticipate the need for future actions and their outcomes, and (c) development plays an essential role in the realization of these cognitive capabilities. Our goal in this book is to identify the key design principles for cognitive development. We do this by bringing together insights from four areas: enactive cognitive science, developmental psychology, neurophysiology, and computational modelling. This results in roadmap comprising a set of forty-three guidelines for the design of a cognitive architecture and its deployment in a humanoid robot. The book includes a case study based on the iCub, an open-systems humanoid robot which has been designed specifically as a common platform for research on embodied cognitive systems . |
Contents
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Prenatal Development and Core Abilities | 13 |
The Development of Cognitive Capabilities in Infants | 29 |
What Neurophysiology Teaches Us About Perception and Action | 64 |
Computational Models of Cognition | 81 |
A Research Roadmap | 100 |
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A Roadmap for Cognitive Development in Humanoid Robots David Vernon,Claes von Hofsten,Luciano Fadiga No preview available - 2010 |
A Roadmap for Cognitive Development in Humanoid Robots David Vernon,Claes von Hofsten,Luciano Fadiga No preview available - 2014 |
A Roadmap for Cognitive Development in Humanoid Robots David Vernon,Claes von Hofsten,Luciano Fadiga No preview available - 2011 |
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ability ACT-R action selection activity adaptation anticipation approach Architecture Schema associated attention system autonomy autonomy-preserving behaviour brain capabilities cognitive agent cognitive robotics cognitive system cognitivist cognitivist systems component computational cortex declarative memory Developmental Psychology dorsal stream dynamic effect embodiment emergent systems emotions enactive encapsulated encode environment episodic memory exploration eye movements finger fixation function Global Workspace Global Workspace Theory goal grasping Guideline hand head Hofsten human humanoid robot iCub cognitive architecture iCub’s implemented infants innate internal simulation knowledge landmarks learning manipulation mechanisms mirror neurons module months of age motion motives motor system moving object neural neurons neurophysiology occluder paradigm parietal perceive phylogeny posture predictive premotor premotor cortex procedural memory proprioceptive reaching representations Rizzolatti roadmap saccade salience sensorimotor sensory skills smooth pursuit space specific Spelke stimuli structure sub-system subarchitecture target task theory tion tracking vergence visual field YARP