Learning the names of objects

In this demonstration we teach the iCub robot the names of new objects and highlight the capacity to learn the names of objects that are not in sight. Replicating the results of psychology experiments by Linda Smith and Larissa Samuelson (Smith & Samuelson, 2010), we use neural network models to associate names and objects via body posture (i.e. where the robot is looking). Details of the underlying model can be found in Morse et al 2010.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• iCub
• robot
• humanoid
• naming objects
• cognitive modelling
• modi

[doceigen]

"'I' want to push the buttons... 'I'! want to push the buttons... now!"

[htsk91]

but will it blend?

[arronhunt]

Just give him his twuck. 

[Quaaludedude714]

the iCub is Cool :) QC

[rcparts]

This is the first A.I. YouTube video I see without any stupid Skynet comments. There is hope.

[anthonyfmorse]

and as it happens the generalization you mention in this paper...

Morse, A.F., Baxter, P., Belpaeme, T., Smith, L.B., Cangelosi, A., (2011 – in press) The Power of Words and Space. Proceedings of the joint International Conference on Developmental Learning (ICDL) & Epigenetic Robotics 2011

[anthonyfmorse]

Hi CodeJeffo, you can find details of the model in the following paper...

Morse, A. F., De Greeff, J., Belpaeme, T., & Cangelosi, A., (2010) Epigenetic Robotics Architecture (ERA). IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development. 2(4), p. 325-339

It is still early days for this model but I don't think we are cheating ;-)

[CodeJeffo]

quite interesting. But to be frankly you are probably cheating. That's too easy to understand the difference like ORANGE ball and BLUE car. Why don't you show how that lovely robot GENERALIZE knowledge ... show them BLUE ball and ORANGE car and we'll see. At this point I am not convinced at all that it is learning based on rgb based segmentation and using this information. I wish that I am not true :) Good luck!

[spider853]

very cool, its needs more intense training.

[quangluu96]

They could just give him a dictionary....and let him learn.