Office Robot Navigation Using a Emotion Map

Abstract

In recent years, social robots have been used everywhere, and the office is no exception. The office environment has become more flexible, and there are concerns about the lack of communication and its negative effects on physical and mental health. As a first step to solve this problem, this study develops a system for office robots that can notice changes in health conditions by visualizing emotions. The system displays emotion data acquired by a camera on a graph and a map, and aims to improve the atmosphere of the entire office by linking it with a mobile robot. Demonstration of the proposed system confirmed that office workers can reflect on their emotional state and notice emotional changes.