Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Artificial Intelligence (OFAI)
Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Wien
Tel.+43-1-53532810,5336112
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VORTRAG
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Prof.Dr.Jan ZYTKOW
Wichita State University, Kansas
and Polish Academy of Sciences
Creating a Robot-Scientist:
Linking a Discovery System to Real World Domains
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In this talk, a general robotic mechanism for real-world discovery is
proposed. The basic components include (1) the abstract agent, which is
a system of exploration goals, plans, and knowledge representation,
applicable in many domains, and (2) empirical semantics that provides
the linkage of the abstract agent with the world through sensors and
manipulators coordinated by operational procedures. The ways in which
different machine discoverers can be linked to their environment are
discussed and the principles of operational semantics are presented.
Examples include chemistry experiments, mechanical theory construction
by robot arm and exploration of the environment with the Nomad mobile
robot. Examples of discovered knowledge will be shown and the notion
of autonomous pursuit of knowledge will be clarified.
Zeit: Donnerstag, 7.Dezember 1995, 18:30 Uhr pktl.
Ort: OFAI, Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien 1.