Breatter: a simulation of living presence with breath that corresponds to utterances

Authors:
Yukari Nakatani;Tomoko Yonezawa
Affiliations:
Kansai University, Takatsuki, Japan;Kansai University, Takatsuki, Japan
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2014 ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-robot interaction
Year:
2014

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Abstract

We propose an expressive breathing method for a robot in accordance with its utterances. The synchronized expression is expected as a new physical modality to become like a living presence. Especially when the human-robot distance is near in intimate communications, anthropomorphized presences should naturally imitate activities of living beings, such as breathing. A stuffed-toy robot contains a speaker and a fan motor in its head to make simultaneous expressions of breathing and vocal sounds. The strength of the breath is determined by the total volume and power in the high frequency band.