Realization of vowel sounds with a talking robot

Kazufumi Nishikawa; Kouichirou Asama; Kouki Hayashi; Hideaki Takanobu; Atsuo Takanishi

doi:10.1299/kikaic.68.900

Realization of vowel sounds with a talking robot

Kazufumi Nishikawa^*, Kouichirou Asama, Kouki Hayashi, Hideaki Takanobu, Atsuo Takanishi

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School of Creative Science and Engineering

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Abstract

The authors developed an anthropomorphic talking robot WT-1 (Waseda Talker No. 1). It simulates human vocal movement by using artificial vocal organs (lungs, vocal cords) and articulators (lips, teeth, tongue, nasal cavity, soft palate). We experimented it on vowels. Although WT-1's voice wasn't equal to human, it could utter all Japanese vowels (/a/, /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	900-905
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C
Volume	68
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1299/kikaic.68.900
Publication status	Published - 2002 Mar

Keywords

Humanoid Robotics
Speech Production
Vocal Movement
Voice

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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