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A Schema-Theory Approach to Specifying and Analyzing the Behavior of Robot Systems

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Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic, Volume 1, Volume 2 Prerational Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Behavior of Natural and Artificial Systems, Volume 3

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Schema Theory was developed by Arbib (Arbib 1981, 1992, 1993; Arbib & Buhmann 1992) to represent systems in both Artificial Intelligence and Brain Theory.1 This paper presents an overview of Arbib’s Schema Theory and its applications. It delves into more detail on one specific application of schema theory called Robot Schemas.

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    Damian M. Lyons

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  2. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Jeffrey Dean

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Lyons, D.M. (2000). A Schema-Theory Approach to Specifying and Analyzing the Behavior of Robot Systems. In: Cruse, H., Dean, J., Ritter, H. (eds) Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic, Volume 1, Volume 2 Prerational Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Behavior of Natural and Artificial Systems, Volume 3. Studies in Cognitive Systems, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0870-9_33

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