Rooney, ColmColmRooneyO'Donoghue, RuadhanRuadhanO'DonoghueDuffy, Brian R.Brian R.DuffyO'Hare, G. M. P. (Greg M. P.)G. M. P. (Greg M. P.)O'HareCollier, RemRemCollier2013-07-052013-07-051999http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4414Towards Intelligent Mobile Robots (TIMR99) , Bristol, UK, 1999This paper advocates the application of multi-agent techniques in the realisation of social robotic behaviour. We present an architecture which commissions agent-based deliberation without sacrificing the reactive qualities necessary in a real world domain, and which is situated within a social landscape through the use of an Agent Communication Language.enMulti-robot systemsAgent-based roboticsAgent architecturesCo-ordination and collaborationAgent communication languagesConference Publication2013-06-19https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/