Rational imitation for robots

Winfield, Alan F.T.; Vanderelst, Dieter; Winfield, Alan F

Abstract

Infants imitate behaviour flexibly. Depending on the circumstances, they copy both actions and their effects or only reproduce the demonstrator’s intended goals. In view of this selective imitation, infants have been called rational imitators. The ability to selectively and adaptively imitate behaviour would be a beneficial capacity for robots. Indeed, selecting what to imitate is one of the outstanding unsolved problems in the field of robotic imitation. In this paper, we first present a formalized model of rational imitation suited for robotic applications. Next, we test and demonstrate it using two humanoid robots.

Citation

Vanderelst, D., & Winfield, A. F. (2016). Rational imitation for robots. In M. Wilson, J. Hallam, E. Tuci, & A. Giagkos (Eds.), From Animals to Animats 14, 55-66. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_6

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Print ISSN: 0302-9743
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9825
• Pages: 55-66
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Book Title: From Animals to Animats 14
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_6
• Keywords: robot imitation, rational imitation, social learning
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/924093
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_6
• Additional Information: Additional Information : The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_6