Currently, a variety of different robots serve to aid and enhance human beings’ daily lives. In this research, I have focused on creating a robot system that would function as an intermediate in human to human communication.
This personal robot system detects the users facial expression through an outside camera, then performs gestures according to the detected emotion. By using this personal robot, a person who is unable to freely move their own body would be able to add a component to their method of communication, as the robot will act as the users’ body in the communication. I have conducted experiments to validate that an Expression Amplifying Robot indeed helps enhance communication between a User, who is unable to move below the neck, and another person.