Embodied Robot Models for Interdisciplinary Emotion Research

TitleEmbodied Robot Models for Interdisciplinary Emotion Research
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsCañamero, L
JournalIEEE Transactions on Affective Computing
Date PublishedEarly Access
PublisherIEEE
Abstract

Due to their complex nature, emotions cannot be properly understood from the perspective of a single discipline. In this paper, I discuss how the use of robots as models is beneficial for interdisciplinary emotion research. Addressing this issue through the lens of my own research, I focus on a critical analysis of embodied robots models of different aspects of emotion, relate them to theories in psychology and neuroscience, and provide representative examples. I discuss concrete ways in which embodied robot models can be used to carry out interdisciplinary emotion research, assessing their contributions: as hypothetical models, and as operational models of specific emotional phenomena, of general emotion principles, and of specific emotion "dimensions". I conclude by discussing the advantages of using embodied robot models over other models.

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URLhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700489/
DOI10.1109/TAFFC.2019.2908162