TY - CHAP
T1 - Evaluation of the KOBIAN and HABIAN emotion expression humanoid robots with European elderly people
AU - Zecca, Massimiliano
AU - Macrì, Giovanna
AU - Mizoguchi, Yu
AU - Monaco, Vito
AU - Endo, Nobutsuna
AU - Itoh, Kazuko
AU - Dario, Paolo
AU - Takanishi, Atsuo
N1 - Funding Information:
1 Research commissioned by The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and conducted at Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University. Part of the research supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the WABOT-HOUSE Project by Gifu Prefecture. Partial support by: ASMeW Priority Research C Grant #11; JSPS Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research #19700389; Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (No. 266740). KOBIAN and HABIAN designed by 3D CAD software “SolidWorks”. Special thanks to: SolidWorks Japan K.K. KURARAY Co., Ltd.; the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Okino Industries LTD; STMicroelectronics; Japan ROBOTECH LTD. A special thank also to Mr. Kimura of GADPA and Mr. Okubo for their help in the realization of the emotional patterns. Eventually, the authors would also like the Università della Terza Età of Pontedera, PI, Italy and its members who kindly accepted to be part of this experiment.
Funding Information:
Research commissioned by The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)and conducted at Humanoid Robotics Institute, Wascda University. Part of the research supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the WABOT-HOUSE Project by Gifu Prefecture. Partial support by: ASMcW Priority Research C Grant #11; JSPS Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research #19700389; Wascda University Grant for Special Research Projects (No. 266740). KOBIAN and HABIAN designed by 3D CAD software "SolidWorks". Special thanks to: SolidWorks Japan K.K. KURARAY Co., Ltd.; the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Okino Industries LTD; STMicroclcctronics; Japan ROBOTECH LTD. A special thank also to Mr. Kimura of GADPA and Mr. Okubo for their help in the realization of the emotional patterns. Eventually, the authors would also like the L'nivcrsita dclla Tcrza Eta of Pontcdcra, PI, Italy and its members who kindly accepted to be part of this experiment.
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PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Our world is getting older and older (OECD 2009), and therefore there is considerable expectation for more widespread home, medical, and nursing care services to assist not self-sufficient elderly people, both from the physical and psychological points of view. In this context, robots are expected to perform human tasks such as operating equipment designed for humans in dangerous environments, providing personal assistance, social care, cognitive therapy, entertainment, and education (Kozima, Nakagawa et al. 2007). These robots should be capable of a smooth and natural adaptation and interaction with their human partners as well as with the environment. They should also be able to communicate naturally with humans, especially in home and personal assistance applications for elderly and/or handicapped persons. Moreover, these devices should be safe and, more in general, should never have a negative effect on their human partners, neither physical nor emotional.
AB - Our world is getting older and older (OECD 2009), and therefore there is considerable expectation for more widespread home, medical, and nursing care services to assist not self-sufficient elderly people, both from the physical and psychological points of view. In this context, robots are expected to perform human tasks such as operating equipment designed for humans in dangerous environments, providing personal assistance, social care, cognitive therapy, entertainment, and education (Kozima, Nakagawa et al. 2007). These robots should be capable of a smooth and natural adaptation and interaction with their human partners as well as with the environment. They should also be able to communicate naturally with humans, especially in home and personal assistance applications for elderly and/or handicapped persons. Moreover, these devices should be safe and, more in general, should never have a negative effect on their human partners, neither physical nor emotional.
KW - Biped robot
KW - Emotion recognition
KW - Human partner
KW - Humanoid robot
KW - Personal robot
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-7091-0277-0_53
DO - 10.1007/978-3-7091-0277-0_53
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84898809166
T3 - CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures
SP - 449
EP - 456
BT - CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -