Rock, Paper, Scissor: Suitable Stand-in for a Hammer? –
Knowledge-Based Approach to Tool Substitution for Household Robots
Abstract:
When a robot is operating in a dynamic environment, it cannot be assumed
that a tool required to solve a given task will always be available. In case of a
missing tool, an ideal response would be to find a substitute to complete the task.
In this
doctoral proposal, I would like to propose a knowledge-based to tool substitution. The
proposal also discusses the proof of concept and the preliminary results of the proposed
approach. The prototype was evaluated by conducting experiments involving
22 substitution scenarios.
The performance of the proposed approach was evaluated against the
expert's choices for each scenario. The evaluation showed, in 63% scenarios, the approach
identified the same substitutes as experts.