A core assumption of how humans understand and infer the intentions and beliefs of others
is the existence of a functional self-other distinction. At least two neural systems have been …

Learning from Demonstration (LfD) explores techniques for learning a task policy from
examples provided by a human teacher. The field of LfD has grown into an extensive body …

This position paper proposes that the study of embodied cognitive agents, such as
humanoid robots, can advance our understanding of the cognitive development of complex …

We present an approach for kinesthetic teaching of motion primitives for a humanoid robot.
The proposed teaching method starts with observational learning and applies iterative …

This paper presents an exploratory study in which a humanoid robot (MecWilly) acted as a
partner to preschool children, helping them to learn English words. In order to use the Socio …

A series of four experiments was conducted in a simulated military mounted crewstation
environment to examine the workload and performance of the robotics operator in either a …

Human-in-the-loop robot control systems naturally provide the means for synergistic human-
robot collaboration through control sharing. The expectation in such a system is that the …

An influential hypothesis of developmental psy-chology states that, in the first months of their
life, infants perform exploratory/random movements (“motor babbling”) in order to create …

A new stream of research and development responds to changes in life expectancy across
the world. It includes technologies which enhance well-being of individuals, specifically for …

The paper describes and formalizes the concepts and assumptions involved in Learning
from Demonstration (LFD), a common learning technique used in robotics. LFD-related …