Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malambe, Sri Lanka
Email: asini.lakshika93@gmail.com (R.A.A.L.R.); samantha.r@sliit.lk (S.R.)
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Manuscript received August 2, 2024; revised October 11, 2024; accepted January 14, 2025; published April 11, 2025
Abstract—This work investigates how ontological frameworks might improve robots’ ability to reason using common sense. The goal of the project was to enhance robot decision-making in dynamic real-world situations by developing an ontology-based model retraining technique. The researchers wanted to incorporate organized commonsense knowledge into robotic systems, so they built extensive ontologies that captured knowledge about the physical world and human interactions. The research compared the performance of robots with conventional models (control group) to those with ontology-enhanced models (experimental group) across various measures. The results indicate that this strategy may be used to develop more competent and user-friendly robotic helpers for a variety of sectors, including industry, healthcare, and education. Although the study has limitations related to data quality and experimental design, it does demonstrate the promise of ontology-based techniques to advance autonomous systems and human-robot interactions. Extending ontology databases, multidisciplinary cooperation, and investigating applications in other sectors are some of the future research goals.
Keywords—ontology, common sense, robotics, decision-making, human-robot interaction, commonsense reasoning
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Cite: Ranathunga A. A. L. Ranathunga and Samantha Rajapaksha, "Adding Common Sense to Robots Using Ontology," International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 44-60, 2025.
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