On the Design and Development of a Tabletop Robot for Interaction with Children

This article presents a novel emotionally expressive robot platform targeting social engagement with children. This platform was implemented in accordance with UNICEF's policy guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) for children, focusing on factors such as safety, transparency, reliability an...

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Published in:	2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) pp. 1232 - 1237
Main Authors:	Andreanidis, Christos, Bergsten, Johanna, Brummer, Marcel, Froberg, Joel, Lindestam, Algot, Persson, Annie, Pirmohamed, Fahim, Sandahl, Maria, Muralidharan, Seshagopalan Thorapalli, Andrikopoulos, Georgios
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 28-06-2023
Subjects:	Focusing Location awareness Mechatronics Prototypes Reliability engineering Robot sensing systems Sensors
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Summary:	This article presents a novel emotionally expressive robot platform targeting social engagement with children. This platform was implemented in accordance with UNICEF's policy guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) for children, focusing on factors such as safety, transparency, reliability and explainability. The robot prototype is presented from a design and development perspective, outlining all utilized electromechanical components that enable its 11 degrees-of-freedom and sensing functions. Preliminary evaluation results are provided in terms of dependability and expressiveness of basic emotions, thus demonstrating the robot's potential to facilitate trustworthy and secure interactions with children.
ISSN:	2159-6255
DOI:	10.1109/AIM46323.2023.10196188