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Robots Tagged: Dance

2005

Partner Ballroom Dance Robot (PBDR)

Categories: Dance, Household, Science – Tags: , , , , ,

Developed by scientists at Tohoku University, the Partner Ballroom Dance Robot (PBDR) is able to predict the steps of a human partner based on body movement and react accordingly on its three wheels.

The robot is 1.65 meter high and has a female face, wears a plastic ballgown and comes in pink and pastel blue. A male version is also being developed.

Although it can match the movements of a human partner’s upper body, Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge, who led the team behind PBDR, said it could not yet perform dance steps.

PBDR is a platform for human-robot coordination with physical interaction is thus also a step towards developing responsive robots that could provide care for the sick and elderly.

1956

CYSP 1 – Cybernetic Spatiodynamic Sculpture

Categories: Art, Dance, Performance Art – Tags: ,

CYSP 1, from 1956, is often considered the first cybernetic sculpture in art history and also an important early example of interactive art.

The sculpture is made up by a series of colored plates and disks that move in response to external stimuli. Inside the base of the sculpture is an ‘electronic brain’ – a computer – developed by Philips.

Photo-cells and a microphone are built into the sculpture allowing it register variations in the fields of color, light intensity and sound intensity thus allowing the robot to interact with people in its near surroundings.