NAO the Humanoid Robot
NAO the Humanoid Robot
•A humanoid robot is a robot with its body shape built to resemble the human body.
•A humanoid robot is a robot with its body shape built to resemble the human body.
•NAO is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company headquartered in Paris.
•NAO is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company headquartered in Paris.
•Cost and availability – suggested and funded by IBM
•Cost and availability – suggested and funded by IBM
•Hardware features - cameras, movement, speakers
•Hardware features - cameras, movement, speakers
•Software features – APIs available, inbuilt OS, tools
•Software features – APIs available, inbuilt OS, tools
Future Work
Future Work
Gesture recognition using image processing with ‘NAO’- The Companion Robot
Gesture recognition using image processing with ‘NAO’- The Companion Robot
• Human Computer Interaction system that understands and interprets gestures of natural human language to control devices or convey information.
• Human Computer Interaction system that understands and interprets gestures of natural human language to control devices or convey information.
• Real-time vision based hand gesture recognition using computer vision and pattern recognition.
• Real-time vision based hand gesture recognition using computer vision and pattern recognition.
• Implements image processing and Bayesian classification model.
• Implements image processing and Bayesian classification model.
Machine Emotional Intelligence using NAO Robot (Improving HCI )
Machine Emotional Intelligence using NAO Robot (Improving HCI )
Major focus of the project is improving human-machine interaction using the NAO robot. The robot will accept the input from the person periodically in the form of speech samples, comprising of voice and text as well as facial cues and will interpret the current emotional state of the person.
Major focus of the project is improving human-machine interaction using the NAO robot. The robot will accept the input from the person periodically in the form of speech samples, comprising of voice and text as well as facial cues and will interpret the current emotional state of the person.
The robot will not be able to detect every single complex emotion, but will be limited to a subset of generalized emotions.
The robot will not be able to detect every single complex emotion, but will be limited to a subset of generalized emotions.
According to the detected emotion, NAO robot will give an appropriate response. The response will be a combination of vocal response as well as physical gestures. This humane response will make the robot an ideal companion for old people.
According to the detected emotion, NAO robot will give an appropriate response. The response will be a combination of vocal response as well as physical gestures. This humane response will make the robot an ideal companion for old people.