Oh, I Love Trash: Personality Of A Robotic Trash Barrel

This demonstration merges two of our prior research foci: 1) exploring how robotic, expressive everyday objects-such as a trash barrel or a sofa-can and should interact with, and support, people during their daily activities, and 2) how imbue a personality into these objects, expressed through movement alone, to make their goals and intentions clear, understandable and agreeable.