Erik Sandewall
Papers
10
Total Citations
123
H-Index
5
About
Erik Sandewall is a pioneering figure in artificial intelligence, best known for his foundational work on reasoning about actions and change—a core challenge for autonomous systems. His landmark book *Features and Fluents* (1995, 53 citations) introduced abstract techniques that enable robots to anticipate their future, plan actions, and reason about the physical world, establishing a classical framework in AI. Building on this, he developed Cognitive Robotics Logic (CRL, 1998, 21 citations), an extensible logic language that rigorously addresses syntax, semantics, and entailment for cognitive robotics. Sandewall’s impact extends to real-time human-robot interaction, notably through the WITAS project, where he integrated natural language dialog with live video for unmanned aerial vehicles (2003, 15 citations). More recently, he has explored the intersection of AI and ethics, proposing subsystems for moral beliefs in intelligent robots grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2019, 10 citations). With a career spanning logic-based modeling of goal-directed behavior and planning for manufacturing cells, Sandewall’s contributions have shaped both the theoretical and practical dimensions of AI, inspiring generations of researchers in robotics and automated reasoning.
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Top Papers
- 1Features and Fluents53 citations · 1995
- 2Cognitive Robotics Logic and its Metatheory: Features and Fluents Revisited.21 citations · 1998
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- 5Logic based modelling of goal-directed behavior9 citations · 1998
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- 8Current Trends in Ai Planning: Ewsp'93-2Nd European Workshop on Planning3 citations · 1994
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- 10Biological software2 citations · 1979