"Pearl" face pieces

Description

Examples of the modular face pieces created for Pearl" the Nursebot during a redesign of its head piece. Eyes, eye sockets, lips, and eyebrows are seen here. The robot's head had removable pieces of differing sizes, including those types seen here and also various forehead pieces, to change the overall shape.The research team could therefore study the impact of Pearl's appearance on a user's comfort level."

Type

robots

Creator

Carnegie Mellon University. School of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh. School of Nursing
University of Michigan
Stanford University

Date

2002 (year approximate)

Collection

Jodi Forlizzi Collection

Rights

Material(s)

plastic (material)

Subjects

Subject (Topic)

Speech perception
Robots
Robotics
Optical radar
Mobile robots
Human-robot interaction
Autonomous robots
Assistive computer technology

Subject (Name)

Nursebot

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