Publication/Creation Date

August 28 2018

Creators/Contributors

Affectiva (creator)
Marine Chamoux (contributor)
Rana El Kaliouby (contributor)
SoftBank Robotics (creator)

Description

Affectiva, the global leader in Artificial Emotional Intelligence (Emotion AI), and SoftBank Robotics, the global leader in humanoid robotics, today announced their partnership to enable robots to have more relational and human-like interactions with people. Affectiva’s Emotion AI will be integrated into SoftBank’s humanoid robot, Pepper, to allow Pepper to adapt its behavior based on a deep understanding of people’s complex emotional and cognitive states as they interact.

Augments

Interacting, Communicating, Connecting, Detecting, Expressing, Understanding, Feeling, Emoting, Improving, Adapting, Working, Learning, Relating, Assisting, Helping, Socializing, Interpreting, Perceiving

Technology Keywords

Robotics, Robots, Humanoid Robots, Social Robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Affective Computing, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Keywords

Emotions, Feelings, Companions, Connection, Cognition, Behaviour, Work, Social Interaction, Retail , Healthcare, Facial Expressions, Collaboration, Interactive

Marketing Keywords

SoftBank, Pepper, Affectiva

Source

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180828005076/en/Affectiva-SoftBank-Robotics-Partner-Bolster-Emotional-Intelligence