Take tips from the arts to make robots come alive - tech - 20 January 2012. LIKE PCs, robots may soon become a key part of our everyday lives, but they present unique communication challenges that PCs do not. So roboticists are turning to people who have already solved many of these problems - actors, animators and dancers. Here, New Scientist brings you some of the artistic know-how that has proved useful. MASKED THEATRE The 50-centimetre-tall, white plastic Nao humanoid (see photo) looks adorable. But with such a plain, rigid face - just two big lights for eyes and a pinhole of a mouth - how does the bot do it?
Julien Gorrias, a "behavioural architect" at Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, France, which makes the Nao, had solved the same problem in his former life as a masked actor by using expressive body movements. "The whole body was involved in making the mask live," he says. His insights have helped give Nao a tangible personality. CARTOONS Humans can often guess what another human is about to do. Software: The next robot revolution More From New Scientist. BUY NAO Robot, Q.bo robot and DARwIn-OP Robot. Teaching STEM with robots. Management Team - Corporate - Aldebaran Robotics | Company. Bruno Maisonnier - CEO CEO of several financial companies in different countries and Multicultural IT projects manager. He has been following the robotics market and its evolution for 25 years.
Jérôme Monceaux, Chief Creative Officer Jérôme has 11 years of experience in Software architecture, specifically in humanoid robotics. Historic architect of current softwares, Jérôme has been with Aldebaran from the very start. He is now Chief Creative Officer. Bastien Parent – Marketing Director Holds an IAA diploma from the ESP, Paris. Jean-Christophe Baillie, Chief Science Officer, Director of the A-Labs Jean-Christophe Baillie founded and directed the Cognitive Robotics Lab at ENSTA/ParisTech. Alec Lafourcade-Jumenbo, Chief Technology Officer Thirteen years of experience in new technology at Sagem, during which he held R&D and Marketing positions as well as international program management in Telecommunications. Valérie Jabot, Chief Financial Officer QingYi Le Lay - VP Sales Asia Pacific. For Development - Corporate - Aldebaran Robotics | Discover NAO.
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