Renee Dale Cognitive Model My diagram is centered around the idea of goals and priorities guiding the cognitive

processes. Input comes from the sensors, and is categorized appropriately in the working/temporary memory. The factual memory would act upon the new data, and any related memories or inductive conclusions would guide the actions. The new information would then be stored passively, first being analyzed by the cognitive center, where priorities, goals, and strategy would work upon the new information. If the new information is relevant to the goals or strategy, then it is stored in the facts/memory center. If information is deemed to be irrelevant to the robots interests, such as the color of a shirt, or the exact temperature of the ambient air, it would be discarded and not stored. The priority algorithms would further act on information sent to the facts center, and store the most relevant information in a more easily accessible way. Information would also be stored to allow for easier inductive and associative thinking,. When the robot desires to perform an action that is not reactive, both the cognitive center with the priorities and goals and the facts/memory center with the most relevant information combine together for the reasoning process. The goals act upon the information present to the robot, and the proper action to perform would be decided upon that basis. Any effects due to the premeditated action would be relayed back to the robot in the form of new information to its working memory, and the process cycled. This would enable

things like gut reaction to something that happens suddenly. Additionally any action taken by the robot would be in harmony with its purpose, and informed by relevant things already sensed and abstracted. The grey arrows indicate the feedback loops active in the robots perception of the environment. All sensor input is grouped together. The exchange between the cognitive and memory center with each other and also with the working memory would most likely be more complex than the diagram shows. Also the reasoning process should act upon the goals, so the robot can change its priorities in the proper situations.