# The Development of Embodied Cognition 6 - Linda Smith **Keywords:** development, cognition, language, embodiment, motor control **Abstract:** . The embodiment hypothesis is the idea that intelligence emerges in the interaction of an agent with an environment and as a result of sensorimotor activity. In this paper we offer six lessons for developing embodied intelligent agents suggested by research in developmental psychology. We argue that starting as a baby grounded in a physical, social and linguistic world is crucial to the development of the flexible and inventive intelligence that characterizes humankind. **Authors:** [[Linda Smith*]]