@inproceedings{90b9c55197b8409dafac4475434133d4,
title = "Trying to imitate-a step towards releasing robots from social isolation",
abstract = "This paper proposes a scenario which allows to study 'one-to-one' interactions between robots in 'individualized' societies. We are inspired by the 'social intelligence hypothesis', which comes from primatology and states that primate intelligence originally evolved to solve social problems. If this is one important factor in the evolution of intelligence and cognition in primates, we suggest, that it might be a general principle in the evolution of intelligent artefacts, not necessarily restricted to a biological substrate. Therefore we work with robots which should be able to collect experiences from individual interactions and recognize each other in order to establish individual 'personal' relationships. We use a hilly habitat ('Huegelland-schaft') which (1) allows to concentrate on aspects of social interaction without using obstacles or object manipulation and (2) provides enough complexity and ways for the robots to behave 'meaningfully'. The robots communicate explicitly by synchronization and matching of movements. This behavior is the key to a symbiosis-like relationship, i.e. It is necessary for the survival of the individual.",
keywords = "Imitation, Individualized society, Movement learning, Social robots",
author = "Kerstin Dautenhahn",
year = "1994",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/FPA.1994.636112",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - From Perception to Action Conference, PerAc 1994",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)",
pages = "290--301",
editor = "Jean-Daniel Nicoud and Philippe Gaussier",
booktitle = "Proceedings - From Perception to Action Conference, PerAc 1994",
address = "United States",
note = "1994 From Perception to Action Conference, PerAc 1994 ; Conference date: 07-09-1994 Through 09-09-1994",
}