The document discusses cognitive robotics, a field focused on equipping robots with intelligent behaviors through processing architectures that enable learning and reasoning. It outlines three main robotic paradigms: hierarchical, reactive, and hybrid, each with distinct methods for processing sensory data and executing actions. The information is aimed at understanding how robots can operate intelligently in complex environments.

1. Suvin Kodituwakku
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Cognitive Robotics & Applications
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Colombo | Senior Software Engineer @ Iconicto

2. What is Cognitive Robotics?

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Cognitive Robotics is a subfield of robotics concerned
with endowing a robot with intelligent behavior by
providing it with a processing architecture that will
allow it to learn and reason about how to behave in
response to complex goals in a complex world.

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How do we endow a robot with an intelligent behavior?
By studying the biological foundations of the nature
itself. (The most common method)

5. Endowing a robot with an intelligent behavior Cont.

6. Endowing a robot with an intelligent behavior Cont.

7. Endowing a robot with an intelligent behavior Cont.

8. Robotic Paradigms

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A paradigm is a pattern or model in general terms.
A robotic paradigm is a mental model of how a robot
operates. It describes how the sensory data is
processed and distributed.
Three key elements: sensing, planning, acting
What is a paradigm?

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In Cognitive Robotics, we can discuss 3 main
paradigms:
● Hierarchical Paradigm
● Reactive Paradigm
● Hybrid Paradigm
What is a paradigm cont.

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In hierarchical paradigm, the robot will sense, then
process the data and plan the actions, and finally will
act accordingly.
Hierarchical Paradigm

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In hierarchical paradigm, the robot will sense, then
immediately will act accordingly.
Reactive Paradigm

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In hybrid paradigm, the robot will plan, will sense and
act according to the pre-made plan.
Hybrid Paradigm

14. Applications of Robotics

15. Oragan 1.0

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26. Questions?

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