Emotional behavior adjustment system in robots

To cope with dynamically changing environments, creatures have not only "motor nervous system" but "autonomic nervous system" as an internal adjustment mechanism. However conventional robots have been equipped with only the motor nervous system. We developed an autonomous mobile robot implemented a internal adjustment model based on self-preservation. This model involves the original system called the "behavior adjustment system", which influences the whole condition of the robot. This paper describes the methodology for application of the behavior adjustment system to robots. We confirmed the feasibility of the proposed system for the mobile robot in two practical experiments; an obstacle avoidance problem and effect of the battery voltage.