Expression of Human Presence by Combination of Human Figure and Humanoid Robot in Remote Communication System

Abstract

For remote communication systems, it is important to improve presences of users at remote locations. In this study, we propose a method to improve the user's presence by combining the user's figures and a humanoid robot. The user's figures show nonverbal information such as his/her line of sight and facial expressions. The robot linked with the user's actions gives a feeling that he/she is really in the place. And the combination of these two factors improves the user's presence. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.