Aesthetics and robotics: Which form to give to the human-like robot?

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2009, Pages 650-657

  Tondu, B ^a   Bardou, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Human Robot Interaction; Humanoid robot; Robot appearance; Uncanny valley

Indexed keywords

AESTHETIC PERCEPTION; GESTALT THEORY; HUMAN BEING; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; HUMANOID ROBOT; ROBOT APPEARANCE; ROBOT DESIGNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; UNCANNY VALLEY;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS; LANDFORMS; ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION; ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS;

EID: 79954508238     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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