Project description Cognitive Systems, Interaction, RoboticsDeveloping of the perceptual agent capable to achive a full 3D awareness for interaction control/planning in the peripersonal space Show the project objective Hide the project objective The research intends to investigate the interplay existing between vision and motion control, and to study how to exploit this interaction to achieve a knowledge of the surrounding environment that allows a robot to act properly. Robot perception can be flexibly integrated with its own actions and the understanding of planned actions of humans in a shared workspace. The research relies upon the assumption that a complete and operative cognition of visual space can be achieved only through active exploration of it: the natural effectors of this cognition are the eyes and the arms.Crucial but yet unsolved issues we address are object recognition, dynamic shifts of attention, 3D space perception including eye and arm movements including action selection in unstructured environments. We propose a flexible solution based on the concept of visual fragments, which avoids a central representation of the environment and rather uses specialized components that interact with each other and tune themselves on the task at hand. In addition to a high standard in engineering solutions the development and application of novel learning rules enables our system to acquire the necessary information directly from the environment.The study and models of human/primate behavior, based on specific experiments, guide many of our envisaged solutions.Three main objectives will be addressed:- a robotic system for interactive visual stereopsis {composed of: an anthropomorphic mechatronic binocular system; and software vision modules based on cortical-like population, to be used as an experimental platform}.- a model of a multisensory egocentric representation of the 3D space {constructed on binocular visual cues, signals from the oculomotor systems, signals about reaching movements performed by the arm}.- a model of human-robot cooperative actions in a shared workspace {relaying on the concept of shared attention to understand the intention or goal of the communicating partner}. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.2.1 - Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Silvio SABATINI Dr. Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA Address Via balbi 5 16126 Genova Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Daniele Caviglia (prof) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 652 227,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 402 201,00 Address Oude markt 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Vereeken (Ir.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Germany EU contribution € 628 880,00 Address Schlossplatz 2 48149 Muenster See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katharina Steinberg (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON Spain EU contribution € 374 500,00 Address Avenida vicent sos baynat s/n 12006 Castellon de la plana See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact CRISTINA VILLARROYA-BERGES (Ms) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution € 342 192,00 Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Verdiana Bandini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window