Abstract: A robot is disclosed. The robot can comprise a body and an emotion-expressing system. The emotion-expressing system can comprise a touch sensor embedded within the body, a feedback generator, and a controller in communication with the touch sensor and the feedback generator. The controller can be configured to determine the emotional state of the robot based on feedback from the touch sensor, and the feedback generator can be configured to generate feedback indicative of the emotional state.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 12, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 23, 2016
Assignee:
Beatbots, LLC
Inventors:
Marek P. Michalowski, Gregory R. Katz, Thiago G. Hersan