Robótica interactiva con análisis y expresión emocional para interacción infantil

Abstract

Current progress in robotics technology has allowed an important advance in the creation of robots with capabilities similar to humans. In particular, current interest in the field is to provide robots with the ability to physically express emotions, according to the sentimental load expressed during the spoken interaction, in order to make it more natural and increase the empathy induced in the human. In this work, we present the design of a robotic model capable of modulating in a physical way from the emotional context expressed during verbal interactions with children. For this purpose, we propose designs for visual appearance, hardware, behaviors, software modules, which are built from existing tools and resources, and the software architecture that integrates all the components that make the robot operation possible. In order to test the design as a whole, we carried out an interaction test with children using the built robotic model and obtaining a positive reaction from children as well as an appropriate behavior response of the robot.