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Prediction of intent in robotics and multi-agent systems

Author: Yiannis Demiris

Published in: Cognitive Processing | Issue 3/2007

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Moving beyond the stimulus contained in observable agent behaviour, i.e. understanding the underlying intent of the observed agent is of immense interest in a variety of domains that involve collaborative and competitive scenarios, for example assistive robotics, computer games, robot–human interaction, decision support and intelligent tutoring. This review paper examines approaches for performing action recognition and prediction of intent from a multi-disciplinary perspective, in both single robot and multi-agent scenarios, and analyses the underlying challenges, focusing mainly on generative approaches.

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Title: Prediction of intent in robotics and multi-agent systems
Author: Yiannis Demiris
Publication date: 01-09-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Cognitive Processing / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 1612-4782
Electronic ISSN: 1612-4790
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-007-0168-9

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