Animatronics and Emotional Face Displays of Robots
Asad Yousuf, William Lehman, Phuoc Nguyen, Hao Tang · 2006
The subject of animatronics, emotional display and recognition has evolved into a major industry and has become more efficient through new technologies. Animatronics is constantly changing due to rapid advancements and trends that are taking place in hardware and software section of the industry. The purpose of this research was to design and build an animatronics robot that will enable students to investigate current trends in robotics. This paper seeks to highlight the debate and discussion concerning engineering challenge that mainly involved secondary level students. This paper explores the hardware and software design of animatronics and emotional face displays of robots. Design experience included artistic design of the robot, selection of actuators, mechanical design, and programming of the animatronics robot. Students were challenged to develop models with the purpose of creating interest in learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.