====== Emotional Expression in Robots  ======

===== Previous Research =====

==== - DESIRE ====
Research by [[http://www.angelicalim.com/|Angelica Lim]]. Developed a method named "DESIRE", for converting different emotions to parameterized robotic movements.


==== - GEMINOID ====
Professor [[http://www.geminoid.jp/en/laboratories.html|Hiroshi Ishiguro]] is a leading researcher in the field of tele-operated Androids.


[[https://www.youtube.com/user/HiroshiIshiguroLab|Youtube channel]]

==== - Personal Robots ====
The [[http://robotic.media.mit.edu/project-portfolio/|Personal Robots Group at MIT Media Lab]] is researching how robots can be social and helpful, including expression of emotions. They have developed the [[http://robotic.media.mit.edu/portfolio/social-robot-toolkit/|Social Robot Toolkit]]. They also have one Telepresence project called [[http://robotic.media.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/01/Sigi-HRI-10.pdf|MeBot]].

==== - Takanishi Lab ====
The Takanishi Lab in Waseda University is researching [[http://www.takanishi.mech.waseda.ac.jp/top/research/index.htm|Emotion Expression Humanoid Robot]]

==== - Laban movement analysis ====
Some research was done by [[https://staff.aist.go.jp/toru-nakata/IAS.pdf|Toru Nakata]] for implementing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laban_Movement_Analysis|Laban movement styles]] in Robots.

===== Face design =====

Check these : 
 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVInlqTrME]] Affection for robot with a face
 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ZhWv84eWE]] Importance for face looking at what it's doing