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This review explores how developmental mechanisms in robots can foster an artificial self, focusing on body ownership and agency. It transfers principles from biological systems to create artificial agents with self-awareness.

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Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Body ownership and agency are key components of the minimal self, traditionally studied in philosophy.
  • These concepts are increasingly relevant in robotics for intuitive human-robot interaction.
  • Previous work reviewed mechanisms for developing robot motor and cognitive skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue that developmental mechanisms for robot skills form the basis for an artificial self.
  • To examine developmental processes of the minimal self in biological systems.
  • To transfer these principles to the development of an artificial self and suggest metrics.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on developmental mechanisms in robotics.
  • Analysis of biological systems' minimal self development.
  • Conceptual transfer of developmental principles to artificial agents.

Main Results:

  • Developmental mechanisms for robot skills are foundational for understanding an artificial self.
  • Principles from biological self-development can be applied to artificial systems.
  • Proposed metrics for evaluating agency and body ownership in artificial selves.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a framework for developing artificial selves in robotics.
  • It highlights the importance of developmental approaches for artificial agency and body ownership.
  • Suggests future research directions for artificial self-understanding in AI.