This book addresses the central role played by development in cognition. The focus is on applying our knowledge of development in natural cognitive systems, specifically human infants, to the problem of creating artificial cognitive systems in the guise of humanoid robots. This results in roadmap comprising a set of forty-three guidelines for the design of a cognitive architecture and its deployment in a humanoid robot.

Applies natural cognitive systems to the problem of creating artificial cognitive systems Identifies the essential principles of a system that can develop cognitive capabilities and it shows how these principles have been applied to the state-of-the-art humanoid robot: the iCub Written by leading experts in the field

Inhalt

A Conceptual Framework for Developmental Cognitive Systems.- Pre-natal Development and Core Abilities.- The Development of Cognitive Capabilities in Infants.- What Neurophysiology Teaches Us About Perception and Action.- Computational Models of Cognition.- A Research Roadmap..- The iCub Cognitive Architecture.- Conclusion.