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Inspired by: FP7 » Humanoids learning socio-communicative skills by observation

version: 3 / updated: 2010-06-26
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Originally submitted by: Martin Fatun
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 3 - ICT - Information & communication technologies

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
HUMANOBS (231453)

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Humanoids learning socio-communicative skills by observation

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Human communicative skills rely on a complex mixture of social and spatio-temporal perception-action processes. Autonomous virtual agents that interact with people could benefit greatly from socio-communicative skills; endowing them with such skills, however, could mean decades of person-years in manual programming. Enabling the agents to learn these skills is an alternative solution the learning mechanisms for this, however, are also well beyond the state of the art. The goal of the HUMANOBS project is to develop new cognitive architectural principles to allow intelligent agents to learn socio-communicative skills by observing and imitating people in dynamic social situations on the job.

Keywords

ICT, robotics, robot, humanoid, socio-comunicative skills, intelligent agents

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
The goal of the HUMANOBS project is to develop new cognitive architectural principles to allow intelligent agents to learn socio-communicative skills by observing and imitating people in dynamic social situations.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Civic rights for humanoids new/emerging
 		neutral
 		now-2050+
#2 Better care for elderly people - aging in vare of humanoid continuation
 		mainly beneficial
 		now-2025
#3 Higher employment of humanoids in industry continuation
 		mainly beneficial
 		now-2015

Importance

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please select
Level 3: important for the European Union Solving of aging problem Growth of industry production

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)

Key driving forces of this signal

Please use these boxes to provide up to 2 drivers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
Driver 1 Driver 2
Social Need for humanoid companions for elderly and ill people
Technological/Scientific Development of new tehchnology
Economic Need for cheap labour force

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

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Risks Opportunities
between 2025-2050 Degradation of human society Economic and health care benefits
beyond 2050 Supremacy of humanoids

Potential stakeholders' actions

short-term actions
(now-2015) 		longer-term
(after 2015)
Business actors (incl. SMEs) Applicaton of new technologie
Academic/Research sector New technologie
Non-for-profit organisations (e.g. NGOs, political parties, social movements, voluntary associations) Promotion of civic soviety

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions Civic trights for humanoids
Diseases, health and well-being
Ethics and abuse of S&T People need to keep up with humanoids
Techno-security, hazard & risk

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Social Sciences and Humanities

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.