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Abstract: This paper shows the structure of a mechanical system with 9 DOFs for driving robot eyes, as well as the system’s ability to produce facial expressions. It consists of three subsystems which enable the motion of the eyeballs, eyelids, and eyebrows independently to the rest of the face. Due to its structure, the mechanical system of the eyeballs is able to reproduce all of the motions human eyes are capable of, which is an important condition for the realization of binocular function of the artificial robot eyes, as well as stereovision. From a kinematic standpoint, the mechanical systems of the eyeballs, eyelids, and eyebrows are highly capable of generating the movements of the human eye. The structure of a control system is proposed with the goal of realizing the desired motion of the output links of the mechanical systems. The success of the mechanical system is also rated on how well it enables the robot to generate non-verbal emotional content, which is why an experiment was conducted. Due to this, the face of the human-like robot MARKO was used, covered with a face mask to aid in focusing the participants on the eye region. The participants evaluated the efficiency of the robot’s non-verbal communication, with certain emotions achieving a high rate of recognition. Keywords: social robots; healthcare; human-robot interaction; anthropomorphic robotic eyes; structural design; non-verbal communication; facial expression; emotion recognition; effectiveness

Penčić, M.; Čavić, M.; Oros, D.; Vrgović, P.; Babković, K.; Orošnjak, M.; Čavić, D. Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness. Sensors 2022, 22, 3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

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Penčić, Marko, Maja Čavić, Dragana Oros, Petar Vrgović, Kalman Babković, Marko Orošnjak, and Dijana Čavić. 2022. "Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness" Sensors 22, no. 8: 3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

Penčić, Marko, Maja Čavić, Dragana Oros, Petar Vrgović, Kalman Babković, Marko Orošnjak, and Dijana Čavić. 2022. "Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness" Sensors 22, no. 8: 3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

Penčić, M.; Čavić, M.; Oros, D.; Vrgović, P.; Babković, K.; Orošnjak, M.; Čavić, D. Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness. Sensors 2022, 22, 3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

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Penčić M, Čavić M, Oros D, Vrgović P, Babković K, Orošnjak M, Čavić D. Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness. Sensors. 2022; 22(8):3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

Penčić M, Čavić M, Oros D, Vrgović P, Babković K, Orošnjak M, Čavić D. Anthropomorphic Robotic Eyes: Structural Design and Non-Verbal Communication Effectiveness. Sensors. 2022; 22(8):3060. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22083060

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