Integration of Symbolic and Subsymbolic Learning to Support Robot Programming by Human Demonstration

One of the major cost factors related to robotic applications is the development of robot programs. Especially the use of multi sensor systems and the demand for various skills requires experienced programmers and efficient, programming environments. Such sophisticated programming systems are usually available in industrial environments. However, they do not exist for robot applications in a public or personal environment. To enable new robot applications with emphasis on service tasks [40], it is necessary to develop techniques which allow untrained users to program a service robot quickly, safely, and efficiently.

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