Title :
Sentience in robots: applications and challenges
Author :
Lopes, L.S. ; Connell, J.H. ; Dario, P. ; Murphy, R. ; Bonasso, P. ; Nebel, Bernhard ; Nilsson, Nicklas ; Brooks, R.A.
Abstract :
The article provides views from researchers and practitioners directly involved with robotics applications to find out what they think about the applicability of this new generation of more adaptable and user-friendly robots. Aspects discussed include: personal robots in human societies; robot teams in urban search and rescue; space robots and natural language communication; representation and reasoning; and rationality and emotions.
Keywords :
cognitive systems; inference mechanisms; robots; emotions; natural language communication; personal robots; rationality; reasoning; robot teams; semi-sentient robots; sentience; space robots; urban search and rescue; user-friendly robots; Artificial intelligence; Humans; Intelligent robots; Intelligent structures; Knowledge representation; Object recognition; Orbital robotics; Problem-solving; Robustness; Safety;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5254.956083
