Date of Award

6-2017

Document Type

Open Access

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Department

Computer Science

First Advisor

Nick Webb

Language

English

Keywords

robots, facial expression, robot operating system

Abstract

Robots will soon interact with humans in settings outside of a lab. Since it will be likely that their bodies will not be as developed as their programming, they will not have the complex limbs needed to perform simple tasks. Thus they will need to seek human assistance by asking them for help appropriately. But how will these robots know how to act? This research will focus on the specific nonverbal behaviors a robot could use to attract someone’s attention and convince them to interact with the robot. In particular, it will need the correct facial expressions and gestures to convince people to help them.

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