ROSSI
Emergence of communication in RObots through Sensorimotor and Social Interaction
| Coordinatore | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 3˙701˙187 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙800˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-ICT-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2011-10-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
IT (Bologna) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: King Street, Old College contact info |
UK (ABERYSTWYTH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
HOGSKOLAN I SKOVDE
Organization address
address: HOGSKOLEVAGEN 1 contact info |
SE (SKOVDE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: INONU BULVARI, CAMPUS contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA
Organization address
address: VIA UNIVERSITA contact info |
IT (PARMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM AACHEN
Organization address
address: Pauwelsstrasse 30 contact info |
DE (AACHEN) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
Starting from the assumption that cognition is embodied, the ROSSI project addresses the question how the possibility of communication between agents (e.g. humans and robots) is effected by differences in sensorimotor capacities.nThis is an important issue, given that robots are expected to become more common in non-structured environments, such as homes or hospitals. While there is a trend towards humanoid robots, it is clear that for the foreseeable future there will still be substantial differences in physical embodiment between robots and humans.nTo explore to what extent concepts must be shared to facilitate communication, we will build robots with sensorimotor systems structurally roughly similar to human beings. Furthermore, the control mechanisms for these robots will be based on insights into the neural mechanisms underlying human concepts and language.nIn particular, two types of neurons in premotor cortex will be modelled: (1) canonical neurons, which are active during both the execution of specific object-directed actions and the mere visual observation of the same objects, and (2) mirror neurons, which are involved in both an agent's own actions and the visual observation of such actions performed by others.nIn this framework, the project's aims are twofold. First, behavioural and neurophysiological experiments will provide new evidence and insights into the grounding of human conceptualization and language. Second, computational modelling of the underlying neural mechanisms will provide novel approaches to grounding of robotic conceptualization and language.nMore specifically, the project aims at building robots endowed with the sensorimotor and neural/computational mechanisms that allow them to: (a) flexibly manipulate and use objects in the environment, (b) use a simple form of language, i.e. nouns and verbs referring to objects and object-oriented actions, (c) use such concepts and verbal labels in social interaction with humans.