Embodiment has become an important concept in many areas of cognitive science. There are, however, very different notions of exactly what embodiment is and what kind of body is required for what kind of embodied cognition. Hence, while many would agree that humans are embodied cognizers, there is much less agreement on what kind of artefact could be considered as embodied. This paper identifies and contrasts five different notions of embodiment which can roughly be characterized as (1) structural coupling between agent and environment, (2) historical embodiment as the result of a history of structural coupling, (3) physical embodiment, (4) `organismoid' embodiment, i.e. organism-like bodily form (e.g., humanoid robots), and (5) organismic embodiment of autopoietic, living systems. 1.

Embodiment has been perceived by some as one of the fundamental issues in the pursuit of artificial intelligence, a perspective that has only been mainstream in recent years. This paper discusses embodiment, its interpretations, misinterpretations and the role it has played in artificial intelligence to date and specifically in the realisation of the "intelligent robot". While some believe that simply placing a controller in a physical environment constitutes a sufficient degree of embodiment, we wish to emphasise that agent-world interaction must develop away from this "ONWorld " approach and seek to concentrate on "IN-World" interaction, participation, and adaptation.

With the growing research in autonomous systems, the issue of embodiment has become a fundamental issue in artificial intelligence. However, the necessity of embodiment is a perspective that has been a focus in artificial intelligence only in the recent years. It remains an undeveloped concept and a term that has been thrown around in conflicting contexts. This paper discusses embodiment, its interpretations, misinterpretations and the role it has played in artificial intelligence to date and specifically in the realisation of the "intelligent autonomous robot". While some believe that simply placing a controller in a physical environment constitutes a sufficient degree of embodiment, we wish to emphasise that agent-world interaction must develop away from this "ON-World" approach and seek to concentrate on "IN-World" interaction, participation, and adaptation.

Abstract:- How can the performance of a social robot be measured? Are existing metrics and techniques appropriate for physically and socially embodied autonomous mobile robots? With the rapid expansion of robust robotic systems from strong industrial applications to domestic and entertainment domains which naturally involve social interactions, a requirement to gauge a system’s abilities either individually or relatively has emerged. This paper discusses the implications that arise in aiming to assess the performance of robots engaged in a degree of social interaction with people. Key-Words:- social robotics, performance evaluation, anthropomorphism, artificial intelligence, robot metrics 1

Embodiment as discussed in Artificial Intelligence research to date has been implicitly based on one "mind" for one body. This paper discusses work which aims to realise a system where the "mind" has the opportunity to migrate between different "bodies" and thereby achieve a new perspective on system design and artificial intelligence through the exploitation of digital and mechanistic functionality inherent to the system. The Agent Chameleon aims to go beyond more conventional approaches where natural system paradigms are primarily the reference and develop new perspectives on agent design and functionality.

Abstract:- This paper aims to provide grounding for the development of social intelligence in autonomous mobile robots by highlighting that little has been done in developing an explicit social framework for a team of robots engaged in collaborative work. Only recently has work been undertaken on developing social attributes and functionality in robotics [23] [16]. This review provides a somewhat historical perspective of artificial intelligence research in autonomous mobile robotics from classical approaches through “New AI ” to a discussion of the foundation issues for implementing a degree of explicit social functionality. Key-Words:- Social robots, social intelligence, embodiment, emotion 1