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ReviewInnovation (Cambridge (Mass.))2025

AI-assisted flexible electronics in humanoid robot heads for natural and authentic facial expressions.

Nian Dai, Kaijun Zhang, Fan Zhang, Junfeng Li, Junwen Zhong, YongAn Huang, Han Ding

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Review in Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nian DaiDepartment of Electromechanical Engineering and Centre for AI and Robotics, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China.
Kaijun ZhangDepartment of Electromechanical Engineering and Centre for AI and Robotics, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China.
Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Junfeng LiSchool of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
Junwen ZhongDepartment of Electromechanical Engineering and Centre for AI and Robotics, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China.
YongAn HuangState Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Han DingState Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The realization of natural and authentic facial expressions in humanoid robots poses a challenging and prominent research domain, encompassing interdisciplinary facets including mechanical design, sensing and actuation control, psychology, cognitive science, flexible electronics, artificial intelligence (AI), etc. We have traced the recent developments of humanoid robot heads for facial expressions, discussed major challenges in embodied AI and flexible electronics for facial expression recognition and generation, and highlighted future trends in this field. Developing humanoid robot heads with natural and authentic facial expressions demands collaboration in interdisciplinary fields such as multi-modal sensing, emotional computing, and human-robot interactions (HRIs) to advance the emotional anthropomorphism of humanoid robots, bridging the gap between humanoid robots and human beings and enabling seamless HRIs.

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PMID39991473
PMCPMC11846030

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