An Android Robot Head as Embodied Conversational Agent

For the application described here external speakers and microphones are being used. The following actuators are The advancements in research on android robots open up available: more and more application opportunities. For example, android ERICA [1] was already tested for attentive listening, 1) upper eyelid down job interview practicing, speed date practicing and as a lab 2) eyeball left right guide. ERICA was proposed to be employed in other social 3) eyeball up down interaction tasks, e.g., as an attendant or a receptionist. Recent 4) lower eyelid up research suggests that android robots might be useful as 5) eyebrow up interaction partners for community-dwelling older adults with 6) eyebrow shrink little company [2]. Additionally android robots might be useful 7) mouth corner up tools in other research areas, too, e.g., in psychological studies 8) mouth corner back regarding emotional interactions [3].