Expressive Robot Performance based on Facial Motion CaptureShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: INTERSPEECH 2021, ISCA-INT SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOC , 2021, p. 2343-2344Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The Furhat robot is a social robot that uses facial projection technology to achieve a high degree of expressivity and flexibility. In this demonstration, we will present new features that takes this facial expressiveness further. A new face engine for the robot is presented which not only drastically improves the visual fidelity of the face and the eyes, it also adds increased flexibility when it comes to designing new robotic characters as well as modifying existing ones. Most importantly, we will present a new toolset and a workflow that allows users to record their own face motion and incorporate them into skills (i.e. custom robot applications) as gestures, prompts or entire canned performances.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ISCA-INT SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOC , 2021. p. 2343-2344
Series
Interspeech, ISSN 2308-457X
Keywords [en]
social robotics, human-robot interaction, facial animation, motion capture
National Category
Robotics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-319432ISI: 000841879502089OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-319432DiVA, id: diva2:1710577
Conference
Interspeech Conference, AUG 30-SEP 03, 2021, Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
Note
QC 20221114
2022-11-142022-11-142022-11-14Bibliographically approved