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by huevosabio 338 days ago
This is so cool! I love the idea of adding expressivity to non verbal, non human entities.
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Agreed! I think the Pixar lamp is a great starting point. Having the robot be able to flex and bend, shake yes/no, look curious or upset, and perhaps even let it control LEDs to express itself.
I’ve seen this from some Apple research lab recently…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3jgCxnlbFY

That is the lamp being referenced in the article.
That’s what I get for going straight to comments…