?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Bootstrapping+grounded+symbols+by+minimal+autonomous+robots&rft.creator=Vogt%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Computational+Linguistics&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=In+this+paper+an+experiment+is+presented+in+which+two+mobile+robots+develop+a+shared+lexicon+of+which+the+meanings+are+grounded+in+the+real+world.+The+robots+start+without+a+lexicon+nor+shared+meanings+and+play+language+games+in+which+they+generate+new+meanings+and+negotiate+words+for+these+meanings.+The+experiment+tries+to+find+the+minimal+conditions+under+which+verbal+communication+may+begin+to+evolve.+The+robots+are+autonomous+in+terms+of+computing+and+cognition%2C+but+they+are+otherwise+far+simpler+than+most%2C+if+not+all+animals.+It+is+demonstrated+that+a+lexicon+nevertheless+can+be+made+to+emerge+even+though+there+are+strong+limits+on+the+size+and+stability+of+this+lexicon.&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3056%2F1%2Feoc.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vogt%2C+Paul++(2000)+Bootstrapping+grounded+symbols+by+minimal+autonomous+robots.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3056%2F