Hybrid Robot with Physical and AR Body Presentation

Abstract

The telepresence robots with a movable display are not sufficient to convey nonverbal expressions. Robots with human-like body parts enable rich nonverbal expressions, but their design, implementation, and maintenance require a significant cost. In this study, we propose the hybrid telepresence robot with physical and AR body presentation for conveying nonverbal information. We focused on the head and arms as body parts, and implemented a prototype system that can switch physical and AR presentation for each body part. In this paper, we will explain the proposed system and experiment plan.