@article {2019, title = {A Robot Model of OC-Spectrum Disorders: Design Framework, Implementation and First Experiments}, journal = {Computational Psychiatry}, volume = {3}, year = {2019}, note = {Download (Open Access)}, pages = {40{\textendash}75}, publisher = {MIT Press}, abstract = {Computational psychiatry is increasingly establishing itself as valuable discipline for understanding human mental disorders. However, robot models and their potential for investigating embodied and contextual aspects of mental health have been, to date, largely unexplored. In this paper, we present an initial robot model of obsessive-compulsive (OC) spectrum disorders based on an embodied motivation-based control architecture for decision making in autonomous robots. The OC family of conditions is chiefly characterized by obsessions (recurrent, invasive thoughts) and/or compulsions (an urge to carry out certain repetitive or ritualized behaviors). The design of our robot model follows and illustrates a general design framework that we have proposed to ground research in robot models of mental disorders, and to link it with existing methodologies in psychiatry, and notably in the design of animal models. To test and validate our model, we present and discuss initial experiments, results, and quantitative and qualitative analysis regarding the compulsive and obsessive elements of OC-spectrum disorders. While this initial stage of development only models basic elements of such disorders, our results already shed light on aspects of the underlying theoretical model that are not obvious simply from consideration of the model.}, doi = {10.1162/cpsy_a_00025}, url = {https://cpsyjournal.org/article/10.1162/CPSY_a_00025/}, author = {Lewis, Matthew and Naomi Fineberg and Lola Ca{\~n}amero} } @inproceedings {2017, title = {A Flexible Component-Based Robot Control Architecture for Hormonal Modulation of Behaviour and Affect}, booktitle = {Proc. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems 18th Annual Conference, TAROS 2017}, series = {LNCS}, volume = {10454}, year = {2017}, note = {Download}, month = {07/2017}, pages = {464{\textendash}474}, publisher = {Springer International}, organization = {Springer International}, address = {Guildford, UK}, abstract = {In this paper we present the foundations of an architecture that will support the wider context of our work, which is to explore the link between affect, perception and behaviour from an embodied perspective and assess their relevance to Human Robot Interaction (HRI). Our approach builds upon existing affect-based architectures by combining artificial hormones with discrete abstract components that are designed with the explicit consideration of influencing, and being receptive to, the wider affective state of the robot.}, isbn = {978-3-319-64106-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_36}, url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_36}, author = {Hickton, Luke and Lewis, Matthew and Lola Ca{\~n}amero}, editor = {Gao, Yang and Fallah, Saber and Jin, Yaochu and Lekakou, Constantina} } @inproceedings {3, title = {An Embodied AI Approach to Individual Differences: Supporting Self-Efficacy in Diabetic Children with an Autonomous Robot}, booktitle = {Proc. 7th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR-2015)}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, year = {2015}, note = {Download (or Download authors{\textquoteright} draft)}, pages = {401{\textendash}410}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Paris}, abstract = {In this paper we discuss how a motivationally autonomous robot, designed using the principles of embodied AI, provides a suitable approach to address individual differences of children interacting with a robot, without having to explicitly modify the system. We do this in the context of two pilot studies using Robin, a robot to support self-confidence in diabetic children.}, isbn = {978-3-319-25553-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25554-5_40}, url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007\%2F978-3-319-25554-5_40}, author = {Lewis, Matthew and Oleari, Elettra and Pozzi, Clara and Lola Ca{\~n}amero}, editor = {Tapus, Adriana and Andr{\'e}, Elisabeth and Martin, Jean-Claude and Ferland, Fran{\c c}ois and Ammi, Mehdi} } @inproceedings {2015, title = {A Reactive Competitive Emotion Selection System}, booktitle = {Proc. 7th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR-2015)}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, year = {2015}, note = {Download}, pages = {31{\textendash}40}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Paris}, abstract = {We present a reactive emotion selection system designed to be used in a robot that needs to respond autonomously to relevant events. A variety of emotion selection models based on "cognitive appraisal" theories exist, but the complexity of the concepts used by most of these models limits their use in robotics. Robots have physical constrains that condition their understanding of the world and limit their capacity to built the complex concepts needed for such models. The system presented in this paper was conceived to respond to "disturbances" detected in the environment through a stream of images, and use this low-level information to update emotion intensities. They are increased when specific patterns, based on Tomkins{\textquoteright} affect theory, are detected or reduced when it is not. This system could also be used as part of (or as first step in the incremental design of) a more cognitively complex emotional system for autonomous robots.}, keywords = {Emotion production, Emotional models, Human Robot Interaction, Social robotics}, isbn = {978-3-319-25553-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25554-5_4}, url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007\%2F978-3-319-25554-5_4}, author = {Angel Fernandez, Julian M. and Bonarini, Andrea and Lola Ca{\~n}amero}, editor = {Tapus, Adriana and Andr{\'e}, Elisabeth and Martin, Jean-Claude and Ferland, Fran{\c c}ois and Ammi, Mehdi} } @inproceedings {2010, title = {Emotion in Decisions of Life and Death {\textendash} Its Role in Brain-Body-Environment Interactions for Predator and Prey}, booktitle = {Artificial Life XII: Proc. of the 12th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems}, year = {2010}, note = {Download (Open Access)}, month = {08/2010}, pages = {812{\textendash}822}, publisher = {MIT Press}, organization = {MIT Press}, address = {Odense, Denmark}, abstract = {Taking inspiration from the biological world, in our work we are attempting to create and examine artificial predator-prey relationships using two LEGO robots. We do so to explore the possible adaptive value of emotion-like states for action selection in this context. However, we also aim to study and consider these concepts together at different levels of abstraction. For example, in terms of individual agents{\textquoteright} brain-body-environment interactions, as well as the (emergent) predator-prey relationships resulting from these. Here, we discuss some of the background concepts and motivations driving the design of our implementation and experiments. First, we explain why we think the predator-prey relationship is so interesting. Narrowing our focus to emotion-based architectures, this is followed by a review of existing literature, comparing different types and highlighting the novel aspects of our own. We conclude with our proposed contributions to the literature and thus, ultimately, the design and creation of artificial life.}, url = {https://mitpress-request.mit.edu/sites/default/files/titles/alife/0262290758chap141.pdf}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Bryne, Claire and Lola Ca{\~n}amero}, editor = {Harold Fellermann and Mark D{\"o}rr and Martin M Hanczy and Lone Ladegaard Laursen and Sarah Maurer and Daniel Merkle and Pierre-Alain Monnard and Kasper St{\o}y and Steen Rasmussen} } @inproceedings {2005, title = {Introducing Neuromodulation to a Braitenberg Vehicle}, booktitle = {Proc. 2005 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation: Robots get Closer to Humans (ICRA{\textquoteright}05)}, year = {2005}, month = {04/2005}, pages = {4199{\textendash}4204}, publisher = {IEEE Press}, organization = {IEEE Press}, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, abstract = {Artificial neural networks are often used as the control systems for mobile robots. However, although these models usually claim inspiration from biology, they often lack an analogue of the biological phenomenon called neuromodulation. In this paper, we describe our initial work exploring a simple model of neuromodulation, used to provide a mobile robot with foraging behaviour.}, isbn = {0-7803-8914-X}, issn = {1050-4729}, doi = {10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570763}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1570763/}, author = {French, Richard L B and Lola Ca{\~n}amero} } @inproceedings {2002, title = {Relating Behavior Selection Architectures to Environmental Complexity}, booktitle = {From Animals to Animats: Proc. 7th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior}, year = {2002}, pages = {127{\textendash}128}, publisher = {MIT Press}, organization = {MIT Press}, address = {Edinburgh, Scotland}, isbn = {9780-262-58217-9}, author = {Avila-Garc{\'\i}a, Orlando and Hafner, Elena and Lola Ca{\~n}amero}, editor = {Bridget Hallam and Dario Floreano and John Hallam and Gillian M Hayes and Jean-Arcady Meyer} } @article {2001, title = {I Show You How I Like You{\textemdash}Can You Read it in My Face?}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans}, volume = {31}, year = {2001}, month = {09/2001}, pages = {454{\textendash}459}, publisher = {IEEE}, abstract = {We report work on a LEGO robot that displays different emotional expressions in response to physical stimulation, for the purpose of social interaction with humans. This is a first step toward our longer-term goal of exploring believable emotional exchanges to achieve plausible interaction with a simple robot. Drawing inspiration from theories of human basic emotions, we have implemented several prototypical expressions in the robot{\textquoteright}s caricaturized face and conducted experiments to assess the recognizability of these expressions.}, issn = {1083-4427}, doi = {10.1109/3468.952719}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/952719/}, author = {Ca{\~n}amero, Lola D and Fredslund, Jakob} } @inproceedings {2000, title = {How Does It Feel? Emotional Interaction with a Humanoid LEGO Robot}, booktitle = {Socially Intelligent Agents: The Human in the Loop. Papers from the AAAI 2000 Fall Symposium}, year = {2000}, pages = {23{\textendash}28}, publisher = {AAAI Press}, organization = {AAAI Press}, address = {North Falmouth, Massachusetts}, abstract = {We report work on a LEGO robot capable of displaying several emotional expressions in response to physical contact. Our motivation has been to explore believable emotional exchanges to achieve plausible interaction with a simple robot. We have worked toward this goal in two ways. First, acknowledging the importance of physical manipulation in children{\textquoteright}s interactions, interaction with the robot is through tactile stimulation; the various kinds of stimulation that can elicit the robot{\textquoteright}s emotions are grounded in a model of emotion activation based on different stimulation patterns. Second, emotional states need to be clearly conveyed. We have drawn inspiration from theories of human basic emotions with associated universal facial expressions, which we have implemented in a caricaturized face. We have conducted experiments on children and adults to assess the recognizability of these expressions, and observed how people spontaneously interacting with Feelix respond to its emotional displays.}, isbn = {978-1-57735-127-6}, url = {http://www.aaai.org/Papers/Symposia/Fall/2000/FS-00-04/FS00-04-006.pdf}, author = {Ca{\~n}amero, Lola D and Fredslund, Jakob}, editor = {Kerstin Dautenhahn} } @article {2000, title = {I Show You How I Like You: Human-Robot Interaction through Emotional Expression and Tactile Stimulation}, year = {2000}, institution = {University of Aarhus, Denmark}, abstract = {We report work on a LEGO robot capable of displaying several emotional expressions in response to physical contact. Our motivation has been to explore believable emotional exchanges to achieve plausible interaction with a simple robot. We have worked toward this goal in two ways. First, acknowledging the importance of physical manipulation in children{\textquoteright}s interactions, interaction with the robot is through tactile stimulation; the various kinds of stimulation that can elicit the robot{\textquoteright}s emotions are grounded in a model of emotion activation based on different stimulation patterns. Second, emotional states need to be clearly conveyed. We have drawn inspiration from theories of human basic emotions with associated universal facial expressions, which we have implemented in a caricaturized face. We have conducted experiments on both children and adults to assess the recognizability of these expressions.}, url = {http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/daimipb/article/view/7078}, author = {Ca{\~n}amero, Lola D and Fredslund, Jakob} }