II-2-p2: The Invisible Naked Guy: An exploration of a minimalistic robot
| Number | II-2-p2 |
| Title | The Invisible Naked Guy: An exploration of a minimalistic robot |
| Authors |
Michael Partridge (HIT Lab NZ) Christoph Bartneck (University of Canterbury) |
| Abstract | The development of convincing androids is currently constraint by the limitations of artificial intelligence. Instead of developing even more realistic human-like robots we attempt to push the opposite design direction to its extreme. We developed a most minimalistic robot that can still maintain an interesting interaction with users. It consists only of two animated slippers on a box. We exhibited this design exploration at in front of a museum and the responses very highly encouraging. With only a minimal set of clues we were able to create an anthropomorphic illusion. |
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