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Designing Functional Clothing for Human-robot Interaction

  • Natalie Friedman
  • , Kari Love
  • , Alexandra Bremers
  • , AJ Parry
  • , Ray LC
  • , Bolor Amgalan
  • , Jen Liu
  • , Wendy Ju

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

We believe that we can design robot clothes to help robots become better robots-help them to be useful in a wider array of contexts, or to better adapt or function in the contexts they are already in. We propose that robot clothing should avoid mere mimicry of human apparel, and instead be motivated by what robots need. While we have seen robots dressed in clothes in the last few decades, we believe that robot clothes can be designed with thoughtful intention and should be studied as its own field. In this workshop, we explore this new area within human robot interaction by bringing together HRI researchers, designers, fashion and costume designers, and artists. We will focus on potential functions of robot clothes, discuss potential trends, and design clothes for robots together in an interactive prototyping session. Through this workshop, we hope to build a community of people who will push forward the field of robot clothing design.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHRI '21 - Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages703-705
ISBN (Print)9781450382908
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021
Event16th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021): “Bolder Human-Robot Interaction” - Virtual, Boulder, CO, United States
Duration: 8 Mar 202111 Mar 2021

Publication series

NameACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
ISSN (Electronic)2167-2148

Conference

Conference16th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021)
PlaceUnited States
CityBoulder, CO
Period8/03/2111/03/21

Research Keywords

  • Design
  • Fashion
  • Human-robot interaction

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