Android Robot SAYA

Takuya Hashimoto; Hiroshi Kobayashi

doi:10.20965/jrm.2014.p0107

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JRM Vol.26 No.1 pp. 107-108

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2014.p0107

(2014)

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Android Robot SAYA

Takuya Hashimoto^* and Hiroshi Kobayashi^**

^*Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chohu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan

^**Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan

Received:

September 11, 2013

Accepted:

November 18, 2013

Published:

February 20, 2014

Keywords:

android robot, facial expressions, receptionist system, remote teaching system, robot as patient

Abstract

This paper introduces the android robot SAYA and its applications. SAYA was developed to enable human beings and robots to communicate emotions. SAYA shows six basic facial expressions: surprise, fear, disgust, anger, sadness, and happiness. In order to improve the quality of facial expressions and its reality, the android robot which mimics a real human being was also developed. The suggested practical applications for SAYA are a receptionist and a remote teacher. The android robot SAYA is also serving as a simulated patient for medical interview training in psychiatric education.

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T. Hashimoto and H. Kobayashi, “Android Robot SAYA,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.26 No.1, pp. 107-108, 2014.

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References

[1] H. Kobayashi et al., “Study on Face Robot for Active Human Interface,” J. of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 155-163, 1994 (in Japanese).
[2] H. Kobayashi and F. Hara, “Real Time Dynamic Control of 6 Basic Facial Expressions on Face Robot,” J. of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 677-685, 1994 (in Japanese).
[3] T. Hashimoto et al., “Development of the Face Robot SAYA for Rich Facial Expressions,” Proc. of the SICE-ICASE Int. Joint Conf. 2006, pp. 5423-5428, 2006.
[4] P. Ekman and W. V. Friesen, “Facial action coding system: A technique for the measurement of facial movement,” Consulting Psychologists Press, 1978.

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[1] [1] H. Kobayashi et al., “Study on Face Robot for Active Human Interface,” J. of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 155-163, 1994 (in Japanese).

[2] [2] H. Kobayashi and F. Hara, “Real Time Dynamic Control of 6 Basic Facial Expressions on Face Robot,” J. of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 677-685, 1994 (in Japanese).

[3] [3] T. Hashimoto et al., “Development of the Face Robot SAYA for Rich Facial Expressions,” Proc. of the SICE-ICASE Int. Joint Conf. 2006, pp. 5423-5428, 2006.

[4] [4] P. Ekman and W. V. Friesen, “Facial action coding system: A technique for the measurement of facial movement,” Consulting Psychologists Press, 1978.

Android Robot SAYA

Takuya Hashimoto* and Hiroshi Kobayashi**

Takuya Hashimoto^* and Hiroshi Kobayashi^**