RSC Emotional Simulation Videos

This repository contains the final simulation videos accompanying the paper:

Emotive Design of a Robot Study Companion to Support University Learning Miriam Calafa’, Farnaz Baksh, Matevž B. Zorec, Karl Kruusamäe Presented at RO-MAN 2025

Repository Structure

The videos are organized into three folders based on the voice type used in the vocal responses of the Robot Study Companion (RSC):

📂 Raymond
📂 Betty
📂 Robot

Each folder contains six video simulations representing the robot’s emotional reactions in university-relevant scenarios:

• anger.mp4
• joy.mp4
• fun.mp4
• surprise.mp4
• pride.mp4
• caring.mp4

These videos illustrate the RSC's multimodal emotional expression system, integrating:

• Facial expressions and background colors
• Emotion-specific flipper motions
• Synchronized, emotionally congruent voice lines

Purpose

The videos demonstrate how the RSC responds to common academic situations with context-appropriate emotional expressions across three modalities: motion, facial display, and voice. Each simulation aligns with one of the six target emotions designed to support students’ emotional engagement and motivation.

Related Publication

These videos are part of the study presented in the upcoming paper:

Calafa’, M., Baksh, F., Zorec, M.B., & Kruusamäe, K. (2025). Emotive Design of a Robot Study Companion to Support University Learning. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE RO-MAN.

The paper will be made available following publication.

Contact

For questions or collaboration inquiries, please contact: 📧 miriam.calafa@ut.ee