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Representations of space in Fido
Aaron Sloman

The robot needs to be able to refer to locations in space, regions of space (2-D regions, 3-D volumes), routes, gaps (e.g. in walls), openings, places on an empty/blank surface where something may be put.

Probably different forms of representation will be needed for different purposes.

'Here' will have to be interpreted as referring to different spatial locations/regions in

I met my wife here
put your hand here
put that chair here
put that cup here
put that pin here

It is very likely that for some purposes 'analogical' representations will be useful, i.e. representations that make use of syntax in which relations analogous to spatial relations are used to represent spatial relations with or without metrical properties -- e.g. maps of various kinds.

Work on geographical information systems, architectural design tools, and other things may all provide good ideas.

TO BE EXTENDED

For more on space see http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cosy/matrix/space-general/axs-fido-space.html

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Representations of space in Fido Aaron Sloman

Representations of space in Fido
Aaron Sloman