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Blossom: A Tensile Social Robot Design with a Handcrafted Shell

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HRI '18: Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3177019

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We describe the design and implementation of Blossom, a social robot that diverges from convention by being flexible both internally and externally. Internally, Blossom»s actuation mechanism is a compliant tensile structure supporting a free-floating platform. This design enables organic and lifelike movements with a small number of motors and simple software control. Blossom»s exterior is also flexible in that it is made of fabric and not rigidly attached to the mechanism, enabling it to freely shift and deform. The handcrafted nature of the shell allows Blossom to take on a variety of forms and appearances. Blossom is envisioned as an open platform for user-crafted human-robot interaction.

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Blossom: A Tensile Social Robot Design with a Handcrafted Shell
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Robotics
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Collaborative interaction

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HRI '18: Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

March 2018

431 pages

ISBN:9781450356152

DOI:10.1145/3173386

General Chairs:
Takayuki Kanda
ATR, Japan
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Selma Ŝabanović
Indiana University Bloomington, USA
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Guy Hoffman
Cornell University, USA
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Adriana Tapus
ENSTA-ParisTech, France

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Wang JBethel CPaiva ABroadbent EFeil-Seifer DSzafir D(2021)Mews - A Music Playing Timer for Guiding HandwashingCompanion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction10.1145/3434074.3446959(645-646)Online publication date: 8-Mar-2021
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Björling ERose E(2019)Participatory Research Principles in Human-Centered Design: Engaging Teens in the Co-Design of a Social RobotMultimodal Technologies and Interaction10.3390/mti30100083:1(8)Online publication date: 10-Feb-2019
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