Culturally competent social robots target inclusion in Africa.

Journal: Science robotics
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Abstract

Embedding culturally sensitive body, hand, and facial gestures in social robots will make them more acceptable in Africa.

Authors

  • Adedayo Akinade
    Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Yohannes Haile
    Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Natasha Mutangana
    Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Conrad Tucker
    Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Engineering Design Technology and Professional Programs, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Electronic address: ctucker4@psu.edu.
  • David Vernon
    Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Rwanda. Electronic address: vernon@cmu.edu.