In order for Kismet to properly interact with human beings, it contains input devices that give it auditory, visual, and proprioception abilities. Kismet simulates emotion through various facial expressions, vocalizations, and movement. Facial expressions are created through movements of the ears, eyebrows, eyelids, lips, jaw, and head.

Kismet is an expressive robotic creature with perceptual and motor modalities tailored to natural human communication channels. To facilitate a natural infant-caretaker interaction, the robot is equipped with visual, auditory, and proprioceptive sensory inputs.

Kismet is the first robot designed to explicitly engage people in natural and expressive face-to-face interaction, and it is widely recognized as the pioneering effort in the new field of Social Robotics (or Sociable Robotics).

Kismet's face currently supports four different functions, and must do so in a timely, coherent, and appropriate manner. It reflects the state of the robot's emotion system. We call these emotive expressions.

Feb 14, 2001 · It's a robotic head that can interact with humans in a human-like way via myriad facial expressions, head positions, and tones of voice.

The Sociable Machines Project develops an expressive anthropomorphic robot called Kismet that engages people in natural and expressive face-to-face interaction.

Sep 30, 1999 · So it's no wonder that when Breazeal comes into the room and sits down in front of her needy little robot, which she calls Kismet, its mood begins to change. Looking straight into Kismet's eyes, Breazeal offers a "human face stimulus."

Aug 22, 1998 · Named Kismet, the head is a robot that learns about its environment like a baby, depending almost entirely upon benevolent carers to help it find out about the world.

Kismet was one of the first robots able to demonstrate social and emotional interactions with humans. It had a cartoonish face, spoke with a squeaky baby voice, and could always make people smile.

Mar 5, 2020 · A key feature of the humanoid social robot is its face. A robot face is not simply a technical choice, as faces communicate identity, affect and interpersonal spatial relations, and can be key to perceptions about the virtuousness of the robot.