Learning and use of schemata in robotic devices

Abstract

A robotic controller using schemata, the schemata being a set of parameterized sequences of motor commands in order to make a robot to achieve a set goal, the parameters of the sequences being gained from the state variables of the robotic controller, a robotic controller comprising an interface for supplying sensory input to the robotic controller. A schemata state memory (1) structure supplied with either input from a schemata recognition module (4) or input from an inverse model module (2) or combinations of them. An inverse model module (2) for generating motor commands based on state variables and stored schemata, a forward model module (3) for predicting state variables based on state variables and stored schemata, and a schemata recognition module (4) for selecting a schemata based on supplied state variables of the robot controlled by the robotic controller.

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