With the last two blogs, we have seen that Theory of Mind (ToM) has been extensively analyzed in psychological research to explore how people infer their own and others' mental states. However, there is currently a growing interest in the application of ToM in robotics, particularly in social robotics that interact with humans. The idea … Continue reading Theory of Mind for Autonomous Systems
Author: Mehdi Hellou
Theory of Mind to infer mental states
As mentioned in an older post, the Theory of Mind is the ability of people to infer their own and other mental states, such as knowledge, beliefs, intentions or desires [1]. This notion has only been recently studied in robotics to enable autonomous systems to predict human behaviour when interacting with them and adapt their … Continue reading Theory of Mind to infer mental states