Towards an Adaptable Robot Language

Abstract

Robot communication is necessary to complete collaborative tasks efficiently. The robots will need an adaptable language if we want them to function in new and changing environments. This paper reports steps already taken towards the creation of an adaptable robot language and discusses extensions to the work that are being examined. 1 Introduction Cooperation requires communication. If multiple agents are working towards a common goal, they must interact. Even if the goal could be reached without communicating, the performance will not be as expedient as a communication-based result. For example, imagine a situation where two robots need to move a leaking container of hazardous materials and neither robot has the ability to move the container by itself. If each robot is told that the container needs to be moved, each robot will make an attempt to move the container; however, the robots will only be successful when both try to move it at the same time in the same direction. The long ...