@misc{cogprints4053, volume = {117}, editor = {Luc Berthouze and Hideki Kozima and Christopher G. Prince and Giulio Sandini and Georgi Stojanov and Giorgio Metta and Christian Balkenius}, title = {Children, Humanoid Robots and Caregivers}, author = {Artur Arsenio}, publisher = {Lund University Cognitive Studies}, year = {2004}, pages = {19--26}, keywords = {developmental learning, Separation and Individuation, Mahler, humanoid robot, self-exploration, learning framework}, url = {http://cogprints.org/4053/}, abstract = {This paper presents developmental learning on a humanoid robot from human-robot interactions. We consider in particular teaching humanoids as children during the child's Separation and Individuation developmental phase (Mahler, 1979). Cognitive development during this phase is characterized both by the child's dependence on her mother for learning while becoming awareness of her own individuality, and by self-exploration of her physical surroundings. We propose a learning framework for a humanoid robot inspired on such cognitive development.} }