FabNewport building ArtBots at the Robot Block PartyOn April 5th FabNewport exhibited at the Robot Block Party, hosted by the Rhode Island School for the Future. Everyone who visited our exhibit had the opportunity to build an ArtBot.
15000 peppers! In consequence, social robots are filling an ever expanding variety of roles. A 47-inch humanoid called Pepper (from SoftBank Robotics), for instance, recognizes faces and basic human emotions and engages in conversations via a touch screen in its “chest.” About 15,000 Peppers worldwide perform such services as hotel check-ins, airport customer service, shopping assistance and fast-food checkout.
This…
Robot block parties already exist.
These guys deserve to let their hair down once in a while. Always slaving to our whims, the new animals for us to abuse.
15000 peppers! In consequence, social robots are filling an ever expanding variety of roles. A 47-inch humanoid called Pepper (from SoftBank Robotics), for instance, recognizes faces and basic human emotions and engages in conversations via a touch screen in its “chest.” About 15,000 Peppers worldwide perform such services as hotel check-ins, airport customer service, shopping assistance and fast-food checkout.