How does an infant acquire the ability of joint attention?: A Constructive Approach Yukie Nagai∗ Koh Hosoda∗† Minoru Asada∗† ∗Dept. of Adaptive Machine Systems, †HANDAI Frontier Research Center, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan yukie@er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp, {hosoda, asada}@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Abstract This study argues how a human inf

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abstract.dvi Robots, language, and meaning Deb Roy Cognitive Machines Group MIT Media Lab Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA dkroy@media.mit.edu Abstract People use language to exchange ideas and influence the actions of others through shared conceptions of word meanings, and through a shared understanding of how word meanings are combined. Under the surface form of words lie complex networks of mental

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Visual binding, reentry, and neuronal synchrony in a physically situated brain-based device Anil K. Seth, Jeffrey L. McKinstry, Gerald M. Edelman, and Jeffrey L. Krichmar The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA seth@nsi.edu Abstract By constructing and analyzing a physically situated brain-based device (i.e. a device with sensors and actuators whose beha

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stojanov-kulakov-epirob03-final Interactivist approach to representation in epigenetic agents Georgi Stojanov*, Andrea Kulakov** Computer Science Institute Faculty of Electrical Engineering 1000 Skopje, MACEDONIA geos@etf.ukim.edu.mk*, kulak@etf.ukim.edu.mk** Abstract Interactivism is a vast and rather ambitious philosophical and theoretical system originally developed by Mark Bickhard, which cove

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A Constructive Model of Mother-Infant Interaction towards Infant’s Vowel Articulation Yuichiro Yoshikawa Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-0821 Japan yoshikawa@er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Junpei Koga Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-0821 Japan koga@er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp Minoru Asada HANDAI Frontier Research Center, Osaka University Yamada-Oka 2-1, Suita Osaka 565-082

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Conjunctive Visual and Auditory Development via Real-Time Dialogue Yilu Zhang Electrical & Control Integration Lab R&D and Planning General Motors Corporation Warren, MI 48312 yilu.zhang@gm.com Juyang Weng Department of Computer Science and Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48823 weng@cse.msu.edu Abstract Human developmental learning is capable of dealing with the dynamic vis

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Children, Humanoid Robots and Caregivers Artur Arsenio Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA arsenio@csail.mit.edu This paper presents developmental learning on a humanoid robot from human-robot interactions. We consider in particular teaching humanoids as children during the child’s Separation and Individuation

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Sharing Meaning with Machines Claire D’Este School of Computer Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia claired@cse.unsw.edu.au Abstract Communication can be described as the act of sharing meaning, so if humans and ma- chines are to communicate, how is this to be achieved between such different creatures? This paper examines what else the communi- cators ne

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Embodied cognition through cultural interaction Bart De Vylder, Bart Jansen, and Tony Belpaeme Artificial Intelligence Lab Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium {bartdv,bartj,tony}@arti.vub.ac.be Abstract In this short paper we describe a robotic setup to study the self-organization of concep- tualisation and language. What distinguishes this project from others is that

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Developmental Stages of Perception and Language Acquisition in a Perceptually Grounded Robot Peter Ford Dominey (dominey@ isc.cnrs.fr), Jean-David Boucher (boucher@ isc.cnrs.fr) Institut des Sciences Cognitives, CNRS 67 Blvd. Pinel, 69675 Bron Cedex, France http://www.isc.cnrs.fr/dom/dommenu-en.htm Abstract The objective of this research is to develop a system for language learning based on a mini

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An Ontogenetic Model of Perceptual Organization for a Developmental Robot Remi Driancourt Intelligent Robot Laboratory, University of Tsukuba 1-1-1 Tennoudai Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Email: driancourt@roboken.esys.tsukuba.ac.jp Abstract This paper presents an ontogenetic model of self-organization for robotic intermediary vision. Two mechanisms are under concern. First, the de- velopment of low-leve

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Feel the beat: using cross-modal rhythm to integrate perception of objects, others, and self Paul Fitzpatrick Artur Arsenio Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Abstract For a robot to be capable of development, it must be able to explore its environment and learn from its experiences. It must find (or create) o

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Integration of audio-visual information in 8-months-old infants Lisa Gustavsson*, Ulla Sundberg, Eeva Klintfors, Ellen Marklund, Lisa Lagerkvist and Francisco Lacerda Department of Linguistics Stockholm University SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden * lisag@ling.su.se Abstract The results from a series of perception experi- ments designed to test 8-month-old infants’ ability to derive linguistic informatio

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Early sensitivity to interpersonal timing Anne Henning Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Cultural Ontogeny Department Deutscher Platz, 6 04103 Leipzig henning@eva.mpg.de Tricia Striano Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Cultural Ontogeny Department Deutscher Platz, 6 04103 Leipzig Abstract Sensitivity to timing in interaction was assessed in mother-infant interacti

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The Challenges of Joint Attention Frédéric Kaplan Sony CSL Paris. 6 rue Amyot 75005 Paris France kaplan@csl.sony.fr Verena V. Hafner Sony CSL Paris. 6 rue Amyot 75005 Paris France hafner@csl.sony.fr Abstract This paper discusses the concept of joint at- tention and the different skills underlying its development. We argue that joint attention is much more than gaze following or simul- taneous lo

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Neural development and sensorimotor control Jürgen Konczak Human Sensorimotor Control Lab School of Kinesiology, Dept. of Neurology, University of Minnesota 1900 University Ave. S.E. Minneapolis, U.S.A. jkonczak@umn.edu Abstract What is the relationship between development of the nervous system and the emergence of voluntary motor behavior? This is the central question of the nature- nurture discu

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Intelligent Adaptive Curiosity: a source of Self-Development Pierre-Yves Oudeyer Frederic Kaplan Sony Computer Science Lab, Paris Abstract This paper presents the mechanism of In- telligent Adaptive Curiosity. This is a drive which pushes the robot towards situations in which it maximizes its learning progress. It makes the robot focus on situations which are neither too predictable nor too unpre-

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