Description
This large robot sculpture was equipped with directional sound sensors and radar and could respond by hydraulically moving its head towards the moving of sounding objects. With its neck fully extended it reached almost 5 meter in height.
The Senster is a key work in the history of robotic art. It was the first robot to use ‘hearing’ and ‘vision’ to interact with its visitors. It is also important in because of its animated appearance. Standing on its two legs the Sensters movements and its responses to its surroundings is strongly reminiscent of a large animal.
The Senster is one of the first in long line of animated robots, which use approximated human senses in the aim to create the feeling of standing in front of at thinking and feeling creature.
