Embodiment in cognitive systems: On the mutual dependence of cognition and robotics

Advances in Cognitive Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-12

  Vernon, David ^a   Metta, Giorgio ^b   Sandini, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive systems; Cognitivism; Emergence; Learning (artificial intelligence); Robotics; Robots

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

COGNITION; COGNITIVISM; EMBODIED COGNITION; EMERGENCE; ENACTION; LEARNING (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE); MUTUAL DEPENDENCES;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 85014302967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1049/PBCE071E_ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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