Abstract
Optimal navigation for a simulated robot relies on a detailed map and explicit path planning, an approach problematic for real-world robots that are subject to noise and error. This paper reports on autonomous robots that rely on local spatial perception, learning, and commonsense rationales instead. Despite realistic actuator error, learned spatial abstractions form a model that supports effective travel.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under IIS-1117000. We thank A. Tuna Ozgelen for the world maps.
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Epstein, S.L., Aroor, A., Evanusa, M. et al. Spatial abstraction for autonomous robot navigation. Cogn Process 16 (Suppl 1), 215–219 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-015-0713-x
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