Postural Expressions of Emotions in a Humanoid Robot for Assistive Applications
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چکیده
In this paper, we present the development of postural expressions of emotions for the humanoid robot Nao in an assistive context. The approach is based on the adaptation of human body postures to the case of the Nao robot. In our paper, the association between the joints of human body and the joints of Nao robot are described. The postural expressions are studied for three emotions anger, sadness, and happiness. In our experimental design, we generated 32 postural expressions for each emotion and based on the questionnaire-based interview of ten external observers, we selected the best five postural expressions for each emotion. The results of this work will be integrated in a study designed for children with autism. Keywords-human-robot interaction, social behavior, emotions.
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