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Knowledge representation for a trash collecting robot: results from the 2004 AAAI Spring Symposium
Published
Author(s)
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Elena R. Messina, Craig I. Schlenoff, S Smith, M Uschold
Abstract
The attendees of the Knowledge Representation and Ontologies for Autonomous Systems Symposium applied their collective intelligence in an attempt to solve one of the universe?s great challenges: how do you autonomously collect garbage from an airport facility? The attendees divided into three pre-selected, cross-disciplinary groups that were headed by Stephen Balakirsky (NIST), Elena Messina (NIST), and Scott Smith (Boeing). The teams were given limited direction and 3 h to develop a solution to the problem. Results from the groups were briefed the following morning at a plenary session.
Balakirsky, S.
, Messina, E.
, Schlenoff, C.
, Smith, S.
and Uschold, M.
(2004),
Knowledge representation for a trash collecting robot: results from the 2004 AAAI Spring Symposium, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=822601
(Accessed October 3, 2025)