The elements of artificial intelligence and the logic programming in the semi automatic programming of the robot

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to show of using some aspects of the artificial intelligence and the logic programming in “programming by expression of will” methods in order to simplify the whole process of programming of the robot. Design/methodology/approach: The new method uses the “show me the state before and after” approach. The input data have a form of the pictures set: the first set shows the “before” state, while the second one shows the “after” state. These pictures then should be analysed by the computer program and the “skeleton code” for the robot could be created. Findings: The most important, but also the most error-prone system is the image recognition processor. In the further development of the system it should be taken into consideration, that there is no very effective method for the separation of manipulation objects from the background. Practical implications: The presented concept of the method of robots programming by the expression of the will (or the intentional programming) is in early phase of development. There are plenty of unsolved problems, which could affect the overall performance and the efficiency of this method. The problem with the highest priority is to create the error-resistant image recognition system, which could work with popular types of cameras. Originality/value: The presented method is the extension of programming by demonstration method, but there is no need “to teach” the robot - the program is generated almost automatically.