Structured Sound Based Language for Emotional Robotic Communicative Interaction

Sound is perhaps the most elementary and yet common communication vehicle used by humans and animals alike. Similarly, reactive robots that are based on animal intelligence require real-time simple communication mechanisms to imitate their animal examples. However, emotions are not often considered in developing reactive robots interaction rules and communication. Therefore, these robots, unlike their natural examples, are not capable of expressing basic emotions such as happiness and excitement, fear and stress, anger or contentment as the case with many animals