Prof Peter McOwan is heading the European Union-funded four-year project involving specialists from seven countries. "Our research aims to develop software, based on biology, that will allow robots to interact with humans in the most natural way, understanding things like personal space. These will be able to recognise human expressions and make expressive movements in response. This technology could in future improve standards of hospital care which are facing the growing pressure of increasing demand," he added.
The robots are also being built with a set of instructions about body posture and personal space which can be tailored to individual people, says the team. The scientists hope that the machines could also be used to create interactive children's toys and office helpers.
The scientists, who exhibited their research at the recent Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, have used psychologists to give instruction about polite social rules.
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