Expression transmission using exaggerated animation for Elfoid

Frontiers in Psychology

Maiya Hori¹ 

关键词: teleoperated robot;    human robot interaction;    communication robot;    mobile phone;    expression transmission;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01219

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

We propose an expression transmission system using a cellular-phone-type teleoperated robot called Elfoid. Elfoid has a soft exterior that provides the look and feel of human skin, and is designed to transmit the speaker's presence to their communication partner using a camera and microphone. To transmit the speaker's presence, Elfoid sends not only the voice of the speaker but also the facial expression captured by the camera. In this research, facial expressions are recognized using a machine learning technique. Elfoid cannot, however, display facial expressions because of its compactness and a lack of sufficiently small actuator motors. To overcome this problem, facial expressions are displayed using Elfoid's head-mounted mobile projector. In an experiment, we built a prototype system and experimentally evaluated it's subjective usability.

【 授权许可】

CC BY