The Development of Embodied Cognition: Six Lessons from Babies

The embodiment hypothesis is the idea that intelligence emerges in the interaction of an agent with an environment and as a result of sensorimotor activity. In this paper we offer six lessons for developing embodied intelligent agents suggested by research in developmental psychology. We argue that starting as a baby grounded in a physical, social and linguistic world is crucial to the development of the flexible and inventive intelligence that characterizes humankind.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: ALIFE
• Authors: Linda Smith, Michael Gasser
• Keywords: ALIFE 2005, ALIFE 2007, Embodiment Hypothesis, Intelligent Agents, Sensorimotor Activity