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A Motion System for Social and Animated Robots
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Abstract
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| This paper presents an innovative motion system that is used to control the motions and animations of a social robot. The social robot Probo is used to study Human-Robot Interactions (HRI), with a special focus on Robot Assisted Therapy (RAT). When used for therapy it is important that a social robot is able to create an "illusion of life" so as to become a believable character that can communicate with humans. The design of the motion system in this paper is based on insights from the animation industry. It combines operator-controlled animations with low-level autonomous reactions such as attention and emotional state. The motion system has a Combination Engine, which combines motion commands that are triggered by a human operator with motions that originate from different units of the cognitive control architecture of the robot. This results in an interactive robot that seems alive and has a certain degree of "likeability". The Godspeed Questionnaire Series is used to evaluate the animacy and likeability of the robot in China, Romania and Belgium. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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Publication
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SAGE Publishing
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2014
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ISSN
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1729-8814
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DOI
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10.5772/58402
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11
(2014)
, 13 p.
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Article Reference
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11
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ISI
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000335330400001
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Full text (open access)
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