Presentation	2012/1/12 A conversation robot which makes eye contact when a user's gaze is felt Kentaro KOBUKI, Hirotada UEDA,
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Abstract(in English)	We conducted a experiment in which a conversational robot turns toward a subject. The subject evaluated "the degree of a gaze" and "the correctness of the gaze". The gaze of the robot without eyes clearly showed that it is felt the same as a robot with eyes, and that 10-degree error is permitted. Moreover, we discovered that the horizontal shortage of rotation, gave "sink eye effect". Based on the knowledge acquired from the experiment, we developed the system with which a robot turns and makes eye contact when a user's gaze had been perceived. This paper reports the result of the experiment which verifies whether a user speaking to a conversational robot easily by this system.
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Keyword(in English)	Conversational robot / Gaze detection / Robot's turn / Eye contact
Paper #	MVE2011-61,PRMU2011-152
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Committee	MVE
Conference Date	2012/1/12(1days)
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Registration To	Media Experience and Virtual Environment (MVE)
Language	JPN
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Title (in English)	A conversation robot which makes eye contact when a user's gaze is felt
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Keyword(1)	Conversational robot
Keyword(2)	Gaze detection
Keyword(3)	Robot's turn
Keyword(4)	Eye contact
1st Author's Name	Kentaro KOBUKI
1st Author's Affiliation	Kyoto Sangyo University()
2nd Author's Name	Hirotada UEDA
2nd Author's Affiliation	Kyoto Sangyo University
Date	2012/1/12
Paper #	MVE2011-61,PRMU2011-152
Volume (vol)	vol.111
Number (no)	380
Page	pp.pp.-
#Pages	6
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