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Are robots present? From motor simulation to "being there".

Giuseppe Riva¹, Andrea Gaggioli, Fabrizia Mantovani

¹ICE-NET Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.riva@unicatt.it

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Developing robot "presence" is key for self-awareness. This involves robots learning to distinguish themselves from the environment, separating perception from action, and engaging in social activities to enhance intentionality.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive robotics
Artificial intelligence
Embodied cognition

Background:

Embodiment emphasizes the mind's connection to a physical body interacting with the world.
The dynamic sensorimotor account links conscious experience to this embodied interaction.
Current robots lack self-awareness, a critical gap in artificial intelligence.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore how a psychology of "presence" can enhance robot self-awareness.
To propose an evolutionary developmental process for achieving presence in robots.
To bridge the gap between sensorimotor knowledge and self-awareness in artificial cognitive systems.

Main Methods:

Drawing parallels between human presence development and potential robot development.
Proposing a phased approach: differentiating self from environment, separating perception and action, and engaging in social interaction.
Utilizing the concept of "presence" as a framework for robot self-awareness.

Main Results:

Presence, through controlling agency via internal/external separation, is crucial for human self-awareness.
Robots can develop presence by coupling perceptions and movements, separating perception and action planning, and engaging in social cooperation.
This evolutionary process aims to imbue robots with intentional action and interaction capabilities.

Conclusions:

A psychology of presence offers a novel pathway to robot self-awareness.
An evolutionary, developmental approach mirroring human presence acquisition is proposed for robots.
Achieving presence through sensorimotor coupling, perception-action separation, and social interaction is vital for advanced cognitive robots.