Speech Prosidy and Emotional Communication in Robots

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  • Robotics

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  • Speech Prosidy and Emotional Communication in Robots

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  • This paper presents work investigating the importance of prosidy in speech to communicate emotion. A robot is described which uses bellows to blow air through a slide whistle. By altering a variety of variables, such as the pattern of breathing and position of the slidewhistle, a variety of recognisable emotions can be generated. Its ability to elicit empathy in observers is noted, despite the lack of information communication.

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