The art of designing robot faces: dimensions for human-robot interaction

ABSTRACT

As robots enter everyday life and start to interact with ordinary people [5]the question of their appearance becomes increasingly important. A user's perception of a robot can be strongly influenced by its facial appearance [6]. The dimensions and issues of face design are illustrated in the design rationale, details of construction and intended uses of a new minimal expressive robot called KASPAR.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.9 Robotics

General Terms:
Design

Keywords:
human-robot interaction, robot face design