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Tony

A distributed interfaces for time-based media (Version 1.5)

Introduction

Tony is an expressive robot that interacts with the inhabitants of an ambient intelligent home and time-based media. He is based on a previous version, described in Hu Jun’s Master Thesis: “Distributed Interfaces for a Time-Based Media Application” (Eindhoven University of Technology). This version is an in-between step towards far more advanced robot that we are planning to build within the framework of the Performance Space project.

Implementation

Tony is able to drive around, turn his head and express emotions in a scale from sadness to happiness. In addition, he has two arms that are equipped with touch sensors, that the user can press to interact with Tony tactile. Tony uses the LeJos firmware to run Java programs and to communicate via infrared with a PC.

Pictures

Tony in neutral position

Tony is happy

Tony is sad

Contact

Hu Jun
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department of Industrial Design
Den Dolech 2
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
j.hu@tue.nl
Christoph Bartneck
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department of Industrial Design
Den Dolech 2
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
christoph@bartneck.de

Emotional Adaptive Robots

In analogy to living creatures in nature, two robots will live in a constrained environment, which forces them to compete for resources. The robots will have certain attributes and behaviors, which will evolve through an adaptive system. This will lead to the development of different strategies for survival. Observers will be able to understand the situation and its dynamics by observing and listening to the emotional expressions of the robots. Continue reading “Emotional Adaptive Robots”

The LEGO Website

On this large scale project I was in charge of the Icons, the LEGO Gallery and the Catalog Overview. Further more I created Flash animations of building tips. Screenshots of that time (click to enlarge):

The Homepage	The region chooser of the catalog	The catalog overview
An item of the catalog	The Technic homepage	The embeded Flash animation
Adventure	Castle	Technic

Lego CD-ROM

This CD-Rom contains computer animated building instruction for the Miami Beach Patrol Model. The instructions are divided into steps. A movie shows the process and an element list the needed bricks for each step. The user controls the action from a panel. Here are some example QuickTime movies (320×240 pixels), click on the thumbnail pictures to play.

The Car in the wireframe view (click to enlarge)
Front view	Side view	Top view
Animations (click to play)
The steering construction	A wild camera transition	Sub component assembly
The steering wheel	The tires	The driver
Other interesting pictures (click to enlarge)
Full Rendering	CD-Rom Interface