Smile Like You Mean It: Driving Animatronic Robotic Face with Learned Models

Boyuan Chen,Yuhang Hu,Lianfeng Li,Sara Cummings,Hod Lipson,Boyuan Chen,Yuhang Hu,Lianfeng Li,Sara Cummings,Hod Lipson

Ability to generate intelligent and generalizable facial expressions is essential for building human-like social robots. At present, progress in this field is hindered by the fact that each facial expression needs to be programmed by humans. In order to adapt robot behavior in real time to different situations that arise when interacting with human subjects, robots need to be able to train themsel...