Challenges in Building Robots that Imitate People

Abstract

Human (and some other animals) acquire new skills socially through direct tutelage, observational conditioning, goal emulation, imitation, and other methods (Galef, 1988; Hauser, 1996). These social learning skills provide a powerful mechanism for an observer to acquire behaviors and knowledge from a skilled individual (the model). In particular, imitation is an extremely powerful mechanism for social learning which has received a great deal of interest from researchers in the fields of animal behavior and child development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA434732

Entities

People

  • Brian Scassellati
  • Cynthia Breazeal

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Behavior
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Birds
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Development
  • Instructors
  • Machine Learning
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Robotics

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Engineering
  • Educational Psychology

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks
  • Autonomy