A Survey of the Ontogeny of Tool Use: From Sensorimotor Experience to Planning

Author

Guerin, Francois ; Kruger, Norbert ; Kraft, Daniel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Mar-13

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

45

Abstract

In this paper, we review current knowledge on tool use development in infants in order to provide relevant information to cognitive developmental roboticists seeking to design artificial systems that develop tool use abilities. This information covers: 1) sketching developmental pathways leading to tool use competences; 2) the characterization of learning and test situations; 3) the crystallization of seven mechanisms underlying the developmental process; and 4) the formulation of a number of challenges and recommendations for designing artificial systems that exhibit tool use abilities in complex contexts.

Keywords

cognition; learning (artificial intelligence); planning (artificial intelligence); robots; artificial system design; cognitive developmental roboticists; developmental pathways sketching; developmental process; infant behavior; learning situation characterization; ontogeny; planning; sensorimotor experience; test situation characterization; tool use competence; Abstracts; Concrete; Context; Planning; Problem-solving; Robot sensing systems; Developmental psychology; developmental robotics; infant behavior; tool use;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Autonomous Mental Development, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0604

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAMD.2012.2209879

Filename

6248675