A Generic Architecture for a Companion Robot

Despite much research on companion robots and affective virtual characters, a comprehensive discussion on a generic architecture is lacking. We compile a list of possible requirements of a companion robot and propose a generic architecture based on this list. We explain this architecture to uncover issues that merit discussion. The architecture can be used as a framework for programming companion robots.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ICINCO
• Authors: Bas R. Steunebrink, Nieske L. Vergunst, Christian P. Mol, Frank Dignum, Mehdi Dastani, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Keywords: Affective Virtual Characters, Companion Robots, Generic Architecture, ICINCO 2008, Robotics