Costa, Angelo, Novais, Paulo, Julián, Vicente, Carrascosa, Carlos
A new emotional robot assistant that facilitates human interaction and persuasion
Knowledge and Information Systems. 2019, 60: 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10115-018-1231-9
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/139543
DOI: 10.1007/s10115-018-1231-9
ISSN: 0219-1377
Abstract: 
The development of robots that are truly sociable requires understanding how human interactions can be applied to the interaction between humans and robots. A sociable robot must be able to interact with people taking into account aspects like verbal and non-verbal communications (emotions, postures, gestures). This work presents a social robot which main goal is to provide assistance to older people in carrying out their daily activities (through suggestions or reminders). In addition, the robot presents non-verbal communications like perceiving emotions and displaying human identifiable emotions in order to express empathy. A prototype of the robot is being tested in a daycare center in the northern area of Portugal.
Keywords:Social robots, Emotional models, Ambient assisted living
Springer Nature
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