Social Robotic Donuts

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Abstract

In order to broaden the design space for social robot design, we created two air-actuated donutshaped social robots: a small uniform silicone version and a more organic latex version. Our intent was to move away from typical human or animal form
mimicry, focusing instead on elastic expression, ambiguous form, and playful behaviors. Early studies show the robots provoking curious relationships with these contestational objects, inviting new forms of intriguing communication and interaction.
Original languageEnglish
Journalinteractions
Volume26
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)13
Number of pages1
ISSN1072-5520
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Social robots
  • Air-actuated
  • Elastic expression
  • Ambiguous form
  • Playful behaviors

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