Humanoid Robots: A New Kind of Tool

Abstract

In 1993, the authors began a humanoid robotics project at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory aimed at constructing a robot for use in exploring theories of human intelligence. In this article, the authors describe three aspects of their research methodology that distinguish their work from other humanoid projects. First, their humanoid robots are designed to act autonomously and safely in natural workspaces with people. Second, their robots are designed to interact socially with people by exploiting natural human social cues. Third, they believe that robotics offers a unique tool for testing models of human intelligence drawn from developmental psychology and cognitive science.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA434770

Entities

People

  • Brian Scassellati
  • Bryan G. Adams
  • Cynthia L. Breazeal
  • Rodney Brooks

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Machine Learning
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Robotics

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Machine Translation
  • Autonomy