Cognitive Developmental Robotics: A Survey

2009/04/28 by Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda, Yasuo Kuniyoshi +5 · 3 citations
Psychology · Computer Science · #Social Robot Interaction and HRI #Child and Animal Learning Development #Reinforcement Learning in Robotics

paper · doi:10.1109/tamd.2009.2021702

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Abstract

Cognitive developmental robotics (CDR) aims to provide new understanding of how human's higher cognitive functions develop by means of a synthetic approach that developmentally constructs cognitive functions. The core idea of CDR is ldquophysical embodimentrdquo that enables information structuring through interactions with the environment, including other agents. The idea is shaped based on the hypothesized development model of human cognitive functions from body representation to social behavior. Along with the model, studies of CDR and related works are introduced, and discussion on the model and future issues are argued.

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