Beexho

Dimelsa Medina

MechPet is a series of semi-autonomous androids that explore the human/machine interaction. These androids serve as tools for remote human connection while interacting with their environment.

https://itp.io/thesis/dam593/

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Since the 1700s', scientists, designers and engineers had try out all sorts of things in order to create useful machines. Unlike screen-based tools including computers and phones, social robot that interact and communicate with humans are still out of reach for the common user. The MechPet project is a series of prototypes that attempt to makes the idea of social robotics accessible and acceptable to more people. Beecho, the first prototype, is a robotic pet used to study the development of emotional relationships between humans and machines. To generate emotional connection, Beecho behaviors are set remotely by a distant loved one. Beecho operates as a representation of a loved person, while it reacts and responds to its local environment.

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