2016/04/22 by Manfred Eppe, Sean Trott, Eppe, Manfred +3
Computer Science · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Computation and Language (cs.CL) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Natural Language Processing Techniques #Robotics (cs.RO) #Speech and dialogue systems #Topic Modeling
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.06721
openalex publication_date 2016/04/22 · openalex created_date 2022/10/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We develop a natural language interface for human robot interaction that\nimplements reasoning about deep semantics in natural language. To realize the\nrequired deep analysis, we employ methods from cognitive linguistics, namely\nthe modular and compositional framework of Embodied Construction Grammar (ECG)\n[Feldman, 2009]. Using ECG, robots are able to solve fine-grained reference\nresolution problems and other issues related to deep semantics and\ncompositionality of natural language. This also includes verbal interaction\nwith humans to clarify commands and queries that are too ambiguous to be\nexecuted safely. We implement our NLU framework as a ROS package and present\nproof-of-concept scenarios with different robots, as well as a survey on the\nstate of the art.\n