This is a case study focused on the development of LOVOT, a consumer home robot that went on sale in 2019. Since its unveiling in 2018, approximately 20,000 people have visited the LOVOT demonstration event as of the end of July 2019. In practical terms, LOVOT lives at home with the user long-term, similar to a companion animal; LOVOT performs continuous natural motion for user comfort. We applied movements using professional animator techniques based on the principles of traditional animation to LOVOT. We have identified specific practical techniques in home robot animation through iterative prototyping in our synergetic development of character animation techniques and tools. In this paper, we introduce our practical methods to develop many behaviors in a single robotic agent and is the collaborative efforts of a group of people with diverse professional backgrounds. Furthermore, we summarize how traditional techniques of character animation were applied, and new techniques were required from the perspective of professional animators.

这是一个案例研究，专注于LOVOT的开发，该家用消费机器人于2019年上市销售。自2018年推出以来，截至2019年7月底，约有20,000人参观了LOVOT演示活动。与伴侣动物类似，LOVOT与用户长期生活在一起。LOVOT执行连续的自然运动以提供用户舒适感。我们使用基于传统动画原理的专业动画师技术将动作应用于LOVOT。我们在角色动画技术和工具的协同开发中，通过迭代原型确定了家用机器人动画中的特定实用技术。在本文中，我们介绍了在单个机器人代理中开发多种行为的实用方法，并且是一群具有不同专业背景的人们的共同努力。此外，我们总结了角色动画的传统技术是如何应用的，以及从专业动画师的角度来看需要新技术。