“Interacting with Humanoid Robots: Affective Robot Motion Design with 3D Squash and Stretch Using Japanese Jo-ha-kyu Principles in Bunraku” by Dong, He, Cai, Yamaguchi, Kondo, et al. …
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Entry Number: 43
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- Interacting with Humanoid Robots: Affective Robot Motion Design with 3D Squash and Stretch Using Japanese Jo-ha-kyu Principles in Bunraku
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The Bunraku puppets’ affective motions are often praised as “one of the most beautiful motions in the world” by UNESCO. We characterize 3D “squash and stretch” motion in Bunraku puppet plays and realize them in a real life-size robot with unique mechanical structures. Our results reveal that the music tempos and the puppet movements of “squash and stretch” follow the principle so-called “Jo-Ha-Kyu,” which is artistic modulations in traditional Japanese ̄ performances. Our research reveals that the affective robot motion design with the 3D “squash and stretch” and Jo-Ha-Kyu principle ̄ is one of the keys in affective human-robot interactions.
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AKIRA TAMBA. 1981. THE MUSICAL STRUCTURE OF NO ̄. TOKYO: TOKAI UNIVERSITY PRESS.
CHIEKO YAMADA. 2017. STANDARDS AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN NARRATION OF TAYU (JAPANESE). KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS.
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We would like to thank YAGI Works Co., Ltd. (Hino-shi, Tokyo), Myutech35, Inc. (Hino-shi, Tokyo), and Industrial Development Division, Industry & Sports Department, Hino City (Hino-shi, Tokyo), providing robot hardware technical supports for us.
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP16H01804, JP20K12525, JP20K23352, and the Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant from The Japan Science Society.
