Behaviorally Flexible Spatial Communication: Robotic Demonstrations of a Neurodynamic Framework

Human spatial cognitive processes provide a model for developing artificial spatial communication systems that fluidly interact with human users. To this end, we develop a neurodynamic model of human spatial language combining spatial and color terms with neurallygrounded scene representations. Tests of this model implemented on a robotic platform support its viability as a theoretical framework for flexible spatial language behaviors in artificial agents.

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