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Designing Robots Creatively

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Robots and Art

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Designing robots creatively involves not only the conceptualisation and realisation of robots that can interact with humans, but demands a focus on the experience of people as they encounter and interact with the robot. This focus on interactant experience requires an understanding of the context of the interaction and the culture within which it will take place, underscoring the importance of the social sciences and creative arts to social robotics; disciplines that have a long history of studying people and their relationships to the spaces that they inhabit. Four case studies of collaborative art-robotics projects are presented to illustrate the process of designing robots creatively, with strong emphasis on creating an engaging experience for people as they interact with the robot.

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  1. NSW Art & Design, The University of New South Wales, PO Box 259, Paddington, NSW, 2021, Australia

    Mari Velonaki & David Rye

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  1. Faculty of Edu.,Sci, Tech and Maths, University of Canberra, Canberra, Aust Capital Terr, Australia

    Damith Herath

  2. Lab, School of Design and Art, Curtin University, Alternate Anatomies, Perth, West Australia, Australia

    Christian Kroos

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    Stelarc

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Velonaki, M., Rye, D. (2016). Designing Robots Creatively. In: Herath, D., Kroos, C., Stelarc (eds) Robots and Art. Cognitive Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0321-9_19

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