Robot Performance in Nonverbal Communication Development of "Eyeball Robot" with the Function of Modifying Features

Abstract

We have developed Robots which can perform bodily action in blinks of eyes, turns of eyes and nods of heads and done some communication experiments by using those Robots. We studied and found effects of those actions or Robots in comparison to experiments with Monkeys. Now we supplemented the Robot new system that enable exaggerated expression of subtle facial transformation by changing distances between eyes, shape of eyes and size of face. We found high possibility of Robot to be effective Communication tools.