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Embodied Language in Brains and Robots: The Question of Geometrical Reference Frames

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Wording Robotics

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Abstract

In this chapter, we argue that “wording robotics” requires that we take into account the fact that robots and humans share common principles for action and perception, make use of common reference frames, are able to perform perspective change, and have the required flexibility for understanding and sharing others emotions, intentions and desires. In this perspective, we overview recent results in neurophysiology emphasizing the capacity of the brain to manage various geometrical reference frames.

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    Address to the Mathematical and Physical Sections of the British Association, Liverpool.

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    The origin of these laws is still under debate. We have suggested that the brain uses three geometries: euclidian, affine, and equi-affine [19, 23,24,25]. See also J. Koenderink for vision, and H. Poincaré.

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Berthoz, A. (2019). Embodied Language in Brains and Robots: The Question of Geometrical Reference Frames. In: Laumond, JP., Danblon, E., Pieters, C. (eds) Wording Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 130. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17974-8_1

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