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Designing a sociable humanoid robot for interdisciplinary research

Autor(en)
Hackel, Matthias ; Schwope, Stefan ; Fritsch, Jannik ; Wrede, Britta 0000-0003-1424-472X ; Sagerer, Gerhard
Titel des Konferenzbandes
Advanced Robotics
DOI
10.1163/156855306778792425
ISSN
0169-1864
URL
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/1596215
Web of Science-ID
000243431100003

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Sprache
englisch
Darstellungsform
Text
Seitenbereich
1219 - 1235
Schlagwörter
embodied communication , human-robot interaction , humanoid robot

This paper presents the humanoid robot BARTHOC and the smaller, but system-equal twin, BARTHOC Junior. Both robots have been developed to study human-robot interaction. The main focus of BARTHOC's design was to realize the expression and behavior of the robot to be as human-like as possible. This allows us to apply the platform to manifold research and demonstration areas. With its human-like look and mimic possibilities it differs from other platforms like ASIMO or QRIO and enables experiments even close to Mori's 'uncanny valley'. The paper describes details of the mechanical and electrical design of BARTHOC together with its PC control interface and an overview of the interaction architecture. Its humanoid appearance allows limited imitation of human behavior. The basic interaction software running on BARTHOC has been completely ported from a mobile robot except for some functionalities that could not be used due to hardware differences such as the lack of mobility. Based on these components, the robot's human-like appearance will enable us to study embodied interaction and to explore theories of human intelligence.

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