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How Cognitive Models of Human Body Experience Might Push Robotics

Schürmann, Tim ; Mohler, Betty Jo ; Peters, Jan ; Beckerle, Philipp (2019)
How Cognitive Models of Human Body Experience Might Push Robotics.
In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2019, 13
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: How Cognitive Models of Human Body Experience Might Push Robotics
Language: English
Date: 2019
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2019
Publisher: Frontiers
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Volume of the journal: 13
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Origin: Secondary publication via sponsored Golden Open Access
Abstract:

In the last decades, cognitive models of multisensory integration in human beings have been developed and applied to model human body experience. Recent research indicates that Bayesian and connectionist models might push developments in various branches of robotics: assistive robotic devices might adapt to their human users aiming at increased device embodiment, e.g., in prosthetics, and humanoid robots could be endowed with human-like capabilities regarding their surrounding space, e.g., by keeping safe or socially appropriate distances to other agents. In this perspective paper, we review cognitive models that aim to approximate the process of human sensorimotor behavior generation, discuss their challenges and potentials in robotics, and give an overview of existing approaches. While model accuracy is still subject to improvement, human-inspired cognitive models support the understanding of how the modulating factors of human body experience are blended. Implementing the resulting insights in adaptive and learning control algorithms could help to taylor assistive devices to their user’s individual body experience. Humanoid robots who develop their own body schema could consider this body knowledge in control and learn to optimize their physical interaction with humans and their environment. Cognitive body experience models should be improved in accuracy and online capabilities to achieve these ambitious goals, which would foster human-centered directions in various fields of robotics.

Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-86401
Classification DDC: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 600 Technology
Divisions: 16 Department of Mechanical Engineering > Institute for Mechatronic Systems in Mechanical Engineering (IMS)
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2019 14:00
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2022 10:27
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/8640
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