Collaborative Research Centre "Situated Artificial Communicators" at the University of Bielefeld, Germany

Rickheit G, Wachsmuth I. Collaborative Research Centre "Situated Artificial Communicators" at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Artificial Intelligence Review. 1996;10(3-4):165-170.The Collaborative Research Centre “Situated Artificial Communicators” (SFB 360) is employed in modelling that which a person performs when, with a partner, he cooperatively solves a simple assembly task in a certain situation. Acoustic perception of the spoken word, visual perception of the partner and the objects and processes involved in the situation, understanding of that perceived, the formulation of own utterances, e.g. instructions to the partner, and the planning and performance of actions belong to these intelligence abilities. The theme of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 360, in which Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence are closely entwined, is unique in this form. The scientific headquarters at the University of Bielefeld, in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, has succeeded in entering a field of research which, in the trend of the growing importance of intelligent information systems, is a decisive factor for technical innovation