A Novel Wire-driven 3D Eyebrow Design for Communication with Humanoid Robot iCub

Motonobu Aoki,Karthikeyan Kalyanasundaram Balasubramanian,Diego Torazza,Francesco Rea,Doreen Jirak,Giulio Sandini,Takura Yanagi,Atsushi Takamatsu,Stephane Bouet,Tomohiro Yamamura,Motonobu Aoki,Karthikeyan Kalyanasundaram Balasubramanian,Diego Torazza,Francesco Rea,Doreen Jirak,Giulio Sandini,Takura Yanagi,Atsushi Takamatsu,Stephane Bouet,Tomohiro Yamamura

The purpose of this research is to contribute to social communication between humans and robots in scenes that have been considered difficult due to the limited facial expression capabilities of robots. In order to provide more detailed facial expressions, we designed a novel wire-driven 3D eyebrow using a soft material with a bending structure. We then demonstrated the mechanical properties of th...