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Emotions: from brain to robot.

Michael A Arbib1, Jean-Marc Fellous

  • 1Computer Science, Neuroscience and USC Brain Project, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA. arbib@pollux.usc.edu

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|November 24, 2004
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This study explores the concept of robot emotions, differentiating between emotional expression and emotion as a behavioral mechanism. It proposes a substrate-independent functional definition for artificial emotions in robots.

Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Robots are increasingly equipped with emotional expressions to enhance human-computer interaction.
  • Neurobiological research provides insights into the brain structures and mechanisms underlying emotions in humans and animals.
  • Significant differences exist between biological emotion substrates and current computational architectures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the implications of robots possessing genuine emotions.
  • To differentiate between emotional expression for communication and emotion as a driver of behavior.
  • To develop a functional definition of emotion applicable to both biological and artificial systems.

Main Methods:

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  • Conceptual analysis of emotion in human-computer interaction.
  • Review of neurobiological research on emotion.
  • Abstraction of a functional definition of emotion independent of biological substrates.

    • Main Results:

    • Distinction established between emotional expression and emotion as a behavioral organizing mechanism.
    • Identified limitations of direct biological emulation for robot emotions due to differing substrates.
    • Developed a substrate-independent functional characterization of emotion.

    Conclusions:

    • A functional definition of emotion is proposed that is applicable to robots.
    • This framework allows for the possibility of robot emotions without reliance on biological mechanisms.
    • The study provides a basis for future research into artificial emotional systems.