Toward an Idiomatic Framework for Cognitive Robotics

TL;DR

This paper introduces a layered framework inspired by the 'Cognitive Hour-glass' model to facilitate the development, cooperation, and re-use of cognitive architectures in robotics, connecting various research fields.

Contribution

It proposes a novel layered framework for cognitive robotics that simplifies development and promotes collaboration and re-use of existing research results.

Findings

Framework divides development into layers for easier management

Encourages cooperation and re-use of existing results

Connects cognitive robotics with related research fields

Abstract

Inspired by the "Cognitive Hour-glass" model presented in https://doi.org/10.1515/jagi-2016-0001, we propose a new framework for developing cognitive architectures aimed at cognitive robotics. The purpose of the proposed framework is foremost to ease the development of cognitive architectures by encouraging and mitigating cooperation and re-use of existing results. This is done by proposing a framework dividing the development of cognitive architectures into a series of layers that can be considered partly in isolation, and some of which directly relate to other research fields. Finally, we give introductions to and review some topics essential to the proposed framework.