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An intentional dynamics approach to comparing robots with their biological targets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Judith A. Effken
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 jeffken@nursing.arizona.edu http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/scripts/facpageV2.asp?txtLoginName=jeffken
Robert E. Shaw
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 reshaw@uconnvm.edu

Abstract

After identifying similarities in the paradigmatic problems of biorobotics and ecological psychology, we suggest a way to compare the performance of robots with that of their biological targets. The crucial comparison is between the intentional dynamics of the robot and those of the targeted animal, a measure that depends critically on recognizing and describing the underlying affordance-effectivity match of the target system.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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