Dynamic conceptualization in a mechanical-object assembly environment

摘要

In an experimental setting of mechanical-object assembly, the CODY (“Concept Dynamics”) project is concerned with the development of knowledge representations and inference methods that are able to dynamically conceptualize the situation in the task environment. A central aim is to enable an artificial agent to understand and process natural-language instructions of a human partner. Instructions may build on the current perception of the assembly environment on the one hand, and on the other on the knowledge-based understanding of grouped structures in the developing construct. To this end, a dynamic conceptualization must integrate information not only describing the types of the objects involved, but also their changing functional roles when becoming part of structured assemblies.