Design and development of Nancy, a social robot

  • S. S. Ge*
  • , J. J. Cabibihan
  • , Z. Zhang
  • , Y. Li
  • , C. Meng
  • , H. He
  • , M. R. Safizadeh
  • , Y. B. Li
  • , J. Yang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the design of a social robot, Nancy, which is developed as a platform for engaging social interaction. Targeting for a social, safe, interactive and user-friendly robot mate, the design philosophy of Nancy is presented with mechanical, electrical, artificial skin and software specifications. In particular, there are 32 degrees of freedom (DOFs) through the whole body of Nancy, and the social intelligence is implemented based on vision, audio and control subsystems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationURAI 2011 - 2011 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
Pages568-573
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2011 - Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 23 Nov 201126 Nov 2011

Publication series

NameURAI 2011 - 2011 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence

Conference

Conference2011 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2011
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityIncheon
Period23/11/1126/11/11

Keywords

  • Social robot
  • human-robot interaction
  • mechanical design

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