# ABCDE: An Agent-Based Cognitive Development Environment

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.04909 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.04909/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 9 of its 15 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 10 Jun 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 9 of 9)

- [Habitat: A Platform for Embodied AI Research](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1904.01201/) (2019)
- [AI2-THOR: An Interactive 3D Environment for Visual AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1712.05474/) (2017)
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- [ALFRED: A Benchmark for Interpreting Grounded Instructions for Everyday Tasks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1912.01734/) (2019)
- [Google Scanned Objects: A High-Quality Dataset of 3D Scanned Household Items](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2204.11918/) (2022)
- [VirtualHome: Simulating Household Activities via Programs](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1806.07011/) (2018)
- [A Survey of Embodied AI: From Simulators to Research Tasks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.04918/) (2021)
- [ThreeDWorld: A Platform for Interactive Multi-Modal Physical Simulation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2007.04954/) (2020)
- [Actionet: An Interactive End-To-End Platform For Task-Based Data Collection And Augmentation In 3D Environment](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2010.01357/) (2020)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Compositional Learning of Visually-Grounded Concepts Using Reinforcement](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.04504/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Children's cognitive abilities are sometimes cited as AI benchmarks. How can the most common 1,000 concepts (89% of everyday use) be learnt in a naturalistic children's setting? Cognitive development in children is about quality, and new concepts can be conveyed via simple examples. Our approach of knowledge scaffolding uses simple objects and actions to convey concepts, like how children are taught. We introduce ABCDE, an interactive 3D environment modeled after a typical playroom for children. It comes with 300+ unique 3D object assets (mostly toys), and a large action space for child and parent agents to interact with objects and each other. ABCDE is the first environment aimed at mimicking a naturalistic setting for cognitive development in children; no other environment focuses on high-level concept learning through learner-teacher interactions. The simulator can be found at https://pypi.org/project/ABCDESim/1.0.0/