A Cognitive Robot Architecture Based on 3D Simulator of Robot and Environment

Antonio Chella, Irene Macaluso

2007

Abstract

The paper proposes a robot architecture based on a comparison between the effective robot sensations and the expected sensations generated by a 3D robot/environment simulator. The robot perceptions are generated by the simulator driven by this comparison process. The architecture is operating in “Cicerobot” a museum robot offering guided tours at the Archaeological Museum of Agrigento, Italy.

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Chella A. and Macaluso I. (2007). A Cognitive Robot Architecture Based on 3D Simulator of Robot and Environment . In Robot Vision - Volume 1: Robot Vision, (VISAPP 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-76-4, pages 67-76. DOI: 10.5220/0002066700670076


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@conference{robot vision07,
author={Antonio Chella and Irene Macaluso},
title={A Cognitive Robot Architecture Based on 3D Simulator of Robot and Environment},
booktitle={Robot Vision - Volume 1: Robot Vision, (VISAPP 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={67-76},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002066700670076},
isbn={978-972-8865-76-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Robot Vision - Volume 1: Robot Vision, (VISAPP 2007)
TI - A Cognitive Robot Architecture Based on 3D Simulator of Robot and Environment
SN - 978-972-8865-76-4
AU - Chella A.
AU - Macaluso I.
PY - 2007
SP - 67
EP - 76
DO - 10.5220/0002066700670076