Grounding dynamic spatial relations for embodied (robot)interaction

Author

Spranger, Michael and Suchan, Jakob and Bhatt, Mehul and Eppe, Manfred

Abstract

This paper presents a computational model of the processing of dynamic spatial relations occurring in an embodied robotic interaction setup. A complete system is introduced that allows autonomous robots to produce and interpret dynamic spatial phrases (in English) given an environment of moving objects. The model unites two separate research strands: computational cognitive semantics and on commonsense spatial representation and reasoning. The model for the first time demonstrates an integration of these different strands.