Perception

• Robot perception is closely related to other forms of perception.
• A system needs to perceive the environment; in a video game this is often a virtual robot.
• With a physical robot, the robot needs to perceive its environment.
• It doesn't need to just view the environment (or touch it), it needs to make sense of it.
• This doesn't mean it needs to pass the Turing test.
• It just needs to make sense of it for its own tasks.
• If it's an industrial robot putting together a lawn mower, it may just need to find the type of bolts it needs.
• If it's a robotic car, it has to make sense of the road and other agents (e.g. cars and pedestrians).