Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revisionBoth sides next revision
research:acat [2014/02/05 13:46] froggy86research:acat [2014/02/12 17:43] tenorth
Line 1: Line 1:
-=== ACAT -  Learning and Execution of Action Categories ===+====== ACAT -  Learning and Execution of Action Categories ======
  
 {{:projects:acat_logo.png?200 |}} ACAT focuses on the problem how artificial systems (robots) can understand the meaning of information made for humans. For this ACAT generates a dynamic process memory by extraction and storage of action categories from human compatible sources. Action categories include the actual action-encoding but also its context (“background”) and allow for generalization (for example replacement of objects in a given action). Thus, the ACAT system uses action categories to create action sequences (plans). These plans are grounded by perception and execution, which takes place by a robot making use of the generalization properties of the stored action categories. The ultimate purpose is to equip the robot – on an ongoing basis – with abstract, functional knowledge, normally made for humans, about relations between actions and objects leading to a system which can act meaningfully. As industrially very relevant scenario, ACAT uses “instruction sheets” (manuals) made for humans and translates these into a robot-executable format. Similar to computer science, where the development of the first compilers had led to a major step forward, the main impact of ACAT is that the project develops a robot-compiler, which translates human understandable information into a robot-executable program. {{:projects:acat_logo.png?200 |}} ACAT focuses on the problem how artificial systems (robots) can understand the meaning of information made for humans. For this ACAT generates a dynamic process memory by extraction and storage of action categories from human compatible sources. Action categories include the actual action-encoding but also its context (“background”) and allow for generalization (for example replacement of objects in a given action). Thus, the ACAT system uses action categories to create action sequences (plans). These plans are grounded by perception and execution, which takes place by a robot making use of the generalization properties of the stored action categories. The ultimate purpose is to equip the robot – on an ongoing basis – with abstract, functional knowledge, normally made for humans, about relations between actions and objects leading to a system which can act meaningfully. As industrially very relevant scenario, ACAT uses “instruction sheets” (manuals) made for humans and translates these into a robot-executable format. Similar to computer science, where the development of the first compilers had led to a major step forward, the main impact of ACAT is that the project develops a robot-compiler, which translates human understandable information into a robot-executable program.




Prof. Dr. hc. Michael Beetz PhD
Head of Institute

Contact via
Andrea Cowley
assistant to Prof. Beetz
ai-office@cs.uni-bremen.de

Discover our VRB for innovative and interactive research


Memberships and associations:


Social Media: