?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+physical+symbol+grounding+problem&rft.creator=Vogt%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Language&rft.subject=Computational+Linguistics&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=This+paper+presents+an+approach+to+solve+the+symbol+grounding+problem+within+the+framework+of+embodied+cognitive+science.+It+will+be+argued+that+symbolic+structures+can+be+used+within+the+paradigm+of+embodied+cognitive+science+by+adopting+an+alternative+definition+of+a+symbol.+In+this+alternative+definition%2C+the+symbol+may+be+viewed+as+a+structural+coupling+between+an+agent's+sensorimotor+activations+and+its+environment.+A+robotic+experiment+is+presented+in+which+mobile+robots+develop+a+symbolic+structure+from+scratch+by+engaging+in+a+series+of+language+games.+In+this+experiment+it+is+shown+that+robots+can+develop+a+symbolic+structure+with+which+they+can+communicate+the+names+of+a+few+objects+with+a+remarkable+degree+of+success.+It+is+further+shown+that%2C+although+the+referents+may+be+interpreted+differently+on+different+occasions%2C+the+objects+are+usually+named+with+only+one+form.&rft.contributor=Ziemke%2C+Tom&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3055%2F1%2Fcsr.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vogt%2C+Paul++(2002)+The+physical+symbol+grounding+problem.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3055%2F