An Introduction to Ethorobotics : Robotics and the Study of Animal Behaviour / edited by Judit Abdai and Adam Miklosi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdai, Judit, editor.

Miklósi, Ádám, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethorobotics.

Robots--Social aspects.

Robots.

Animal behavior--Simulation methods.

Animal behavior.

Human-animal relationships--Research.

Human-animal relationships.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (517 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, [2025]

Summary:

"This pioneering text explores the emerging discipline of ethorobotics which brings together the fields of animal behaviour and robotics. It encourages closer collaboration between behavioural scientists and engineers to facilitate the creation of robots with a higher degree of functionality in animal/human environments, and to broaden understandings of animal behaviour in new and intriguing ways. Utilizing the knowledge of key ethologists and roboticists in the field today, the book is divided into four major parts. The first part is written for those with little or no background in the biology of animal behaviour, particularly for those coming from a engineering background seeking an accessible introduction to the field and how it can be applied to robotic behaviour. Topics include problem solving in animals, social cognition and communication (visual, acoustic, olfactory, etc.). The second part is an introduction to the basic construction of robots for non-engineers, and the possibilities offered by current technical achievements and their limitations to the study of animal behaviour. The third part explores the core theme of ethorobotics, the basic framework of the discipline, the field's evolution, and current topics including ethical considerations, autonomy, to 'living' social robots. The fourth and final chapter looks at ethorobotics in practice through key research projects which have had the biggest impact. This is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary text which will appeal to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers focusing on animal behaviour and cognition, as well as those undertaking courses in engineering, social robotics, biologically inspired robotics, AI, human-robot and animal-robot interactions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Introduction

1 Ethology: The Science of Animal Behaviour

1.1 Ethology as the Study of Behaviour

1.1.1 Our Vision

1.1.2 A Cautionary Note on 'Social Robots'

1.2 The 'Four Questions' of Ethology

1.2.1 Function of Behaviour

1.2.2 Evolution of Behaviour

1.2.3 Mechanisms of Behaviour

1.2.4 Development of Behaviour

1.2.5 Individuality in Behaviour

1.3 Description and Analysis of Behaviour

1.3.1 The Ethogram

1.3.2 Structure of Behavioural Data

1.3.3 Automatisation of Behaviour Data Collection

1.4 Modelling of Behaviour Systems in Ethology

1.4.1 Early Models of Animal Behaviour

1.4.2 The Triadic Division of Mental Systems

1.5 Cognitive Ethology: Analysis of Problem-Solving Behaviour

1.6 Physical Problem Solving

1.6.1 Spatial Problem Solving

1.6.2 Time and Rhythms

1.6.3 Mental Architectures for Objects

1.6.4 Ethorobotic Perspective

1.7 Social Problem Solving

1.7.1 Group Structure

1.7.2 A behavioural Model on Describing Social Complexity

1.7.3 Social Skills Facilitating Group Living

1.7.4 Ethorobotic Perspective

1.8 Communication

1.8.1 Definition of Communication and the Use of Terms

1.8.2 Form of Signals

1.8.3 Intentionality in Communication

1.8.4 The Versatility of Communication Systems

1.8.5 The Communicative Cycle

1.8.6 Intra vs Interspecific Communication

1.8.7 Linguistic vs Non Linguistic Communication

1.8.8 Honesty and Deception

1.8.9 Ethorobotic Perspective

1.9 Social Information Gathering

1.9.1 Social Influence

1.9.2 Social Learning

1.9.3 Learning from Whom?

1.9.4 Ethorobotic Perspective

1.10 Cooperation

1.10.1 Cooperation and Defection

1.10.2 Contexts for Cooperation.

1.10.3 Behavioural Synchronisation

1.10.4 Recruitment and Choosing Partners

1.10.5 Sensitivity for Outcomes

1.10.6 Teaching

1.10.7 Ethorobotic Perspective

1.11 Development of Behaviour

1.11.1 Developmental Plasticity

1.11.2 Maturation

1.11.3 Environmental Effects on Development

1.11.4 Sensitive Periods

1.11.5 The Origin of Problem Solving Skills

1.11.6 Exploration, Attention, and Learning

1.11.7 Learning Mechanisms for Accommodation to Environmental Challenges

1.11.8 Play

1.11.9 Ethorobotic Perspective

2 Ethorobotics: Ethological Approach to Interactive, Social Robots

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Possible Definitions for Robots

2.1.2 A Challenge to Robotics

2.1.3 The 'Santa Claus' Phenomenon

2.1.4 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions

2.2 The Robots Among Us

2.2.1 Robots in the Society

2.2.2 Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

2.2.3 Animal-Robot Interaction

2.2.4 How to Measure HRI Performance

2.2.5 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions

2.3 What is Ethorobotics?

2.3.1 Definition

2.3.2 Ethorobotics vs Social Robotics

2.3.3 The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis

2.3.4 Ethorobots as Species

2.3.5 The Niche Concept

2.3.6 The Robot Phenotype: Morphology, Behaviour, and Performance

2.3.7 Robot Taxonomy

2.3.8 Technological Evolution

2.3.9 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions

2.4 Planning of Ethorobots

2.4.1 What are Ethorobots for? Solving Problems

2.4.2 The Concept of Embodiment

2.4.3 The Structure of Embodiment

2.4.4 The Nature of Embodiment

2.4.5 The Environment and Embodiment

2.4.6 Modularity and Segmentation

2.4.7 Autonomy

2.4.8 Animacy and Restlessness

2.4.9 Readiness

2.4.10 Personality: Consistent Tendencies in Behavioural Differences among Individuals

2.4.11 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions.

2.5 Ethorobotic Perspectives for Building Robotic Mental Architectures

2.5.1 Architectures and Their Function

2.5.2 Paradigms for Artificial Robotic Architectures

2.5.3 Levels of Co-Determination: Evolution and Development

2.5.4 Inner State: Motivation

2.5.5 Inner State: Emotion

2.5.6 Physical Problem Solving

2.5.7 Social Problem Solving

2.5.8 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions

2.6 Social Behaviour Functions in Robots

2.6.1 Robots in the Human Social Network

2.6.2 Attachment

2.6.3 Communication

2.6.4 Social Partners as Information Sources

2.6.5 Cooperation

2.6.6 Conclusions, Prospects, and Questions

2.7 Ethical Considerations: Ethorobots are Machines

3 An Introduction to Robot Construction

3.1 Introduction

3.2 An Overview of Sensing Skills

3.3 Internal Sensors

3.3.1 Measuring Kinematic Parameters: Proprioceptors

3.3.2 Measuring Dynamic Parameters

3.4 External Sensors

3.4.1 Visual Sensors - Eyes

3.4.2 Cameras as Robotic Eyes

3.4.3 Active Visual Sensors

3.4.4 Bioinspired Sensors for Vision

3.4.5 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Visual Sensors

3.4.6 Hearing Sensors - Ears

3.4.7 Microphones as Robotic Ears

3.4.8 Active Acoustic Sensors

3.4.9 Bioinspired Sensors for Hearing

3.4.10 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Acoustic Sensors

3.4.11 Smelling and Tasting Sensors - Noses and Tongues

3.4.12 Olfaction

3.4.13 Gustation

3.4.14 Artificial Chemosensation: E-Noses and E-Tongues

3.4.15 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Chemosensors

3.4.16 Magnetosensors

3.4.17 Artificial Magnetosensors

3.4.18 Conclusions on Sensing for Ethorobotics

3.5 Mechanisms for Movement and Actions

3.5.1 What do we Expect from Robot Behaviour?

3.5.2 Moving on the Ground: Trunk, Neck, and Tail

3.5.3 Moving on the Ground: Legs.

3.5.4 Moving on the Ground: Wheels

3.5.5 Legs or Wheels?

3.5.6 Manipulating Objects

3.5.7 Alternative Actuators for Controlling Movements

3.5.8 Signalling Actions

3.5.9 Energy Sources for Autonomous Robots

3.5.10 Conclusions on Movement and Actions for Ethorobotics

3.6 Modelling Problem-Solving Architectures for Ethorobots

3.6.1 Introduction

3.6.2 The Standard Model of the Mind (SMoM)

3.6.3 Extended Standard Problem-Solving Architecture (ESPSA)

3.7 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

3.7.1 Introduction

3.7.2 Paradigms in Machine Learning

3.7.3 Models

3.7.4 Techniques

3.8 Architecture Implementations

3.8.1 Emergence and Hierarchy as a Property of Complex Systems

3.8.2 Architectures from Computer Science

3.8.3 Architectures from Control Theory

3.8.4 Deep Reinforcement Learning Architecture

3.8.5 Soar: A 'Cognitive' Architecture

3.8.6 Conclusions for Ethorobotics

4 Ethorobotics in Practice: Past, Present, and Future - Case Studies

4.1 Introduction

4.2 NAO

4.2.1 Overview

4.2.2 Embodiment

4.2.3 Further Developments and Improvements

4.2.4 Autonomy

4.2.5 Sensory and Motor Capabilities

4.2.6 Software Architecture and Related System Capabilities

4.2.7 Utilisation in HRI Research

4.2.8 Ethorobotic Perspectives

4.2.9 Future Utility

4.2.10 Similar Robots

4.3 Kaspar

4.3.1 Overview

4.3.2 Embodiment

4.3.3 Further Developments and Improvements

4.3.4 Autonomy

4.3.5 Sensory and Motor Capabilities

4.3.6 Software Architecture and Related System Capabilities

4.3.7 Utilisation in HRI Research

4.3.8 Ethorobotic Perspectives

4.3.9 Future Utility

4.3.10 Similar Robots

4.4 AIBO

4.4.1 Overview

4.4.2 Embodiment

4.4.3 Further Developments and Improvements

4.4.4 Autonomy

4.4.5 Sensory and Motor Capabilities.

4.4.6 Software Architecture and Related System Capabilities

4.4.7 Utilisation in HRI Research

4.4.8 Ethorobotic Perspectives

4.4.9 Future Utility

4.4.10 Similar Robots

4.5 BellaBot

4.5.1 Overview

4.5.2 Embodiment

4.5.3 Further Developments and Improvements

4.5.4 Autonomy

4.5.5 Sensory and Motor Capabilities

4.5.6 Software Architecture and Related System Capabilities

4.5.7 Utilisation in HRI Research

4.5.8 Ethorobotic Perspectives

4.5.9 Future Utility

4.5.10 Similar Robots

4.6 Conclusions from an Ethorobotic Perspective

4.6.1 Task Description and Benchmarking

4.6.2 Comparative Research

4.6.3 Cutting Edge Technology and Robustness

4.6.4 Where are we? Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)

4.6.5 Versatility Versus Specificity

Index.

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ISBN:

9781040116227

1040116221

9781040116173

1040116175

9781003182931

1003182933

OCLC:

1451104690