The Blind Robot / Louis-Philippe Demers (CA/SG)
Photo showing Louis-Philippe Demers (CA/SG) and the "Blind Robot".
He set out to transform a robot arm from a cold precision tool into a sensitive instrument, and thereby create a new form of intimate touch by social robots. In his installation, the mechatronic arm gently feels the faces and upper bodies of installation visitors just like a blind person would do. Finally, a monitor depicts what the robot “saw” in going about this.
Credit: Florian Voggeneder
The Blind Robot / Louis-Philippe Demers (CA/SG)
Photo showing Louis-Philippe Demers (CA/SG) and the "Blind Robot".
He set out to transform a robot arm from a cold precision tool into a sensitive instrument, and thereby create a new form of intimate touch by social robots. In his installation, the mechatronic arm gently feels the faces and upper bodies of installation visitors just like a blind person would do. Finally, a monitor depicts what the robot “saw” in going about this.
Credit: Florian Voggeneder