@InProceedings{beetz07cotesys,
  author    = {Michael Beetz and Martin Buss and Dirk Wollherr},
  title     = {Cognitive Technical Systems --- What Is the Role of Artificial Intelligence?},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 30th German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-2007)},
  editor    = {J. Hertzberg and M. Beetz and R. Englert},
  year      = {2007},
  pages     = {19--42},
  note      = {Invited paper},
  bib2html_pubtype = {Refereed Conference Paper},
  bib2html_rescat  = {unspecified},
  bib2html_groups  = {IAS},
  abstract  = { The newly established cluster of excellence COTESYS investigates
                the realization of cognitive capabilities such as perception, learning, reasoning,
                planning, and execution for technical systems including humanoid robots, flexible
                manufacturing systems, and autonomous vehicles. In this paper we describe
                cognitive technical systems using a sensor-equipped kitchen with a robotic assistant
                as an example.We will particularly consider the role of Artificial Intelligence
                in the research enterprise.
                Key research foci of Artificial Intelligence research in COTESYS include (*) symbolic
                representations grounded in perception and action, (*) first-order probabilistic
                representations of actions, objects, and situations, (*) reasoning about objects
                and situations in the context of everyday manipulation tasks, and (*) the representation
                and revision of robot plans for everyday activity.}}