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An undeniable part of a smart city is its use of smart agents. These agents can vary a lot in sizes, shapes, and functionalities. They can simply be light sensors that along with their controller act as the energy‐saving agents or could be more advanced machines, with complicated controllers and interconnected components that are capable of tackling more advanced problems. The latter agents usually come with an embodiment with numerous sensors and controllers built in them, enabling them to perform high‐level and human‐level tasks such as talking, walking, seeing, and complex reasoning along with the ability to interact with the environment. Embodied artificial intelligence is the field of study that takes a deeper look into these agents and explores how they can fit into the real‐world and how they can eventually act as our future community workers, personal assistants, robocops, and many more.

Imagine arriving home after a long working day and seeing your home robot waiting for you at the entrance door. Although it is not the most romantic thing ever, you then walk up to it, and ask it to make a cup of coffee for you and also add two teaspoons of sugar if there is any in the cabinet. For this to become reality, the robot has to have a vast range of skills. It should be able to understand your language and be able to translate questions and instructions to the action. It should be able to see its surroundings and have the ability to recognize objects and scenes. Last but not the least, it must know how to navigate in a big dynamic environment, interact with the objects within it, and be capable of doing long‐term planning and reasoning.