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Grounding Dynamic Spatial Relations for Embodied (Robot) Interaction

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PRICAI 2014: Trends in Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI 2014)

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This paper presents a computational model of the processing of dynamic spatial relations occurring in an embodied robotic interaction setup. A complete system is introduced that allows autonomous robots to produce and interpret dynamic spatial phrases (in English) given an environment of moving objects. The model unites two separate research strands: computational cognitive semantics and on commonsense spatial representation and reasoning. The model for the first time demonstrates an integration of these different strands.

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  1. Sony CSL, 3-14-13 Higashi Gotanda, 141-0022, Tokyo, Japan

    Michael Spranger

  2. Cognitive Systems, and Spatial Cognition Research Center (SFB/TR 8), University of Bremen, Germany

    Jakob Suchan & Mehul Bhatt

  3. IIIA-CSIC, Spain

    Manfred Eppe

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    Duc-Nghia Pham

  2. Kyungpook National University, Sankyuk-Dong, Buk-Gu, 702-701, Daegu, Korea

    Seong-Bae Park

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Spranger, M., Suchan, J., Bhatt, M., Eppe, M. (2014). Grounding Dynamic Spatial Relations for Embodied (Robot) Interaction. In: Pham, DN., Park, SB. (eds) PRICAI 2014: Trends in Artificial Intelligence. PRICAI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8862. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13560-1_83

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