The Huggable Social Robot Probo

This social robot embodies a stuffed imaginary animal, providing a soft touch and a huggable appearance. Probo's purpose is to serve as a multidisciplinary research platform for human-robot interaction focused on children. In terms of a social robot, Probo is classified as a social interface supporting non-verbal communication. Probo's social skills are thereby limited to a reactive level. To close the gap with higher levels of interaction, an innovative system for shared control with a human operator is introduced. To facilitate interaction with children, Probo has an identity and corresponding history. Safety is ensured through Probo's soft embodiment and intrinsic safe actuation systems. At the moment a first prototype of the robot has been build (more info: http://probo.vub.ac.be/). Probo has already had significant media attention (some examples can be found here: http://probo.vub.ac.be/press/television/).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• social robot
• probo
• HRI
• human-robot interaction
• vub

[SlyCoonFursona]

lol xbox 360 remote.

[left4cash]

there is no sound, btw is this robot based on that flying slaver from starwars? He isn't very huggable :P

[KurisutenS]

is it just me or is there no sound?