?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Volitron%3A+On+a+Psychodynamic+Robot+and+Its+Four+Realities&rft.creator=Buller%2C+Andrzej&rft.subject=Machine+Learning&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=This+paper+discusses+the+concept+of+Volitron+-+a+controller+to+make+its+host+robot+increase+its+competence+in+such+activities+as+self-initiated+exploration+of+an+environment%2C+new+goal+acquisition%2C+and+planning%2Fexecuting+of+actions+while+taking+into+account+predicted+behaviors+of+objects+of+interest.+There+are+four+key+elements+in+Volitron's+structure%3A+a+model+of+perceived+reality%2C+a+model+of+desired+reality%2C+a+model+of+ideal+reality+and+a+model+of+anticipated+reality.+The+task+of+a+robot's+working+memory+includes+producing+images+of+the+robot+itself+imitating+another+subject's+activities+and+sending+the+images+to+a+model+of+desired+reality.+A+tension+(a+concept+borrowed+from++psychoanalysis)+arising+from+the+differences+between+a+perceived+reality+and+a+desired+reality+is+a+source+of+a+motivation+toward+action.+The+final+decision+to+take+an+action+is+based+on+a+comparison+of+the+model+of+anticipated+reality+with+that+of+ideal+reality.+The+interaction+of+Volitron's+elements+are+described+in+the+paper.+Furthermore%2C+a+computational+model+of+working+memory+(WM)+and+its+psychological+justification+are+provided.&rft.publisher=Lund+University+Cognitive+Studies&rft.contributor=Prince%2C+Christopher+G.&rft.contributor=Demiris%2C+Yiannis&rft.contributor=Marom%2C+Yuval&rft.contributor=Kozima%2C+Hideki&rft.contributor=Balkenius%2C+Christian&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Conference+Poster&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2505%2F1%2FBuller.pdf&rft.identifier=++Buller%2C+Andrzej++(2002)+Volitron%3A+On+a+Psychodynamic+Robot+and+Its+Four+Realities.++%5BConference+Poster%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2505%2F