Abstract
This short paper presents the core ideas of the IM-CLeVeR Project. IM-CLeVeR aims at developing a new methodology for designing
robot controllers that can: (a) cumulatively learn new skills through autonomous develop-ment based on intrinsic motivations, and (b) reuse such skills for accomplishing multiple, complex, and externally-assigned tasks. This goal will be pursued by investigating three fundamental issues: (a) the mechanisms of
abstraction of sensorimotor information; (b) the mechanisms underlying intrinsic motiva- tions; (c) hierarchical architectures that per- mit cumulative learning. The study of these issues will be conducted on the basis of empir- ical experiments run with monkeys, children, and human adults, with bio-mimetic models aimed at reproducing and interpreting the re- sults of such experiments, and through the de-sign of innovative machine learning systems. The models, architectures, and algorithms so developed will be validated with experiments
and demonstrators run with the simulated and real iCub humanoid robot.
robot controllers that can: (a) cumulatively learn new skills through autonomous develop-ment based on intrinsic motivations, and (b) reuse such skills for accomplishing multiple, complex, and externally-assigned tasks. This goal will be pursued by investigating three fundamental issues: (a) the mechanisms of
abstraction of sensorimotor information; (b) the mechanisms underlying intrinsic motiva- tions; (c) hierarchical architectures that per- mit cumulative learning. The study of these issues will be conducted on the basis of empir- ical experiments run with monkeys, children, and human adults, with bio-mimetic models aimed at reproducing and interpreting the re- sults of such experiments, and through the de-sign of innovative machine learning systems. The models, architectures, and algorithms so developed will be validated with experiments
and demonstrators run with the simulated and real iCub humanoid robot.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics |
Subtitle of host publication | Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems |
Editors | Lola Cañamero, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Christian Balkenius |
Publisher | Lund University Publications |
Pages | 189-190 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 01 Dec 2009 |
Event | Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems - Venice, Italy Duration: 12 Nov 2009 → 14 Nov 2009 |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Venice |
Period | 12 Nov 2009 → 14 Nov 2009 |