The robot was modeled to look like a cow, drawing inspiration from cow-cuddling farms and giving homage to animals that are more common in South Asia. The robot was named Nandi, the sacred bull of Hindu mythology, a symbol of calm, strength and trust.
Modeling
Nandi runs on an MPR121 touch sensor and a piezo buzzer, wired to an Arduino. The body is 3D printed and covered with conductive copper tape to receive feedback through the skin of Nandi. For realistic audio feedback, Nandi connects to a laptop that runs a Pygame script.
Electrical configurations
Nandi was a semester long effort. To learn about my entire design process, read my paper here. Enjoy Nandi being cute!
Nandi is here!
Nandi is a social robot that aims to engage humans without invasively recording a human’s actions and words.
Nandi provides a means of relaxation by using touch-based interactions to mimic comforting, pet-like behavior.
Nandi
Many emotional support robots make use of cameras and microphones to collect data and respond to users. This reduces human emotions and actions to data points and increases a sense of scrutiny.
Context
Inspiration
Ideating
The robot was modeled to look like a cow, drawing inspiration from cow-cuddling farms and giving homage to animals that are more common in South Asia. The robot was named Nandi, the sacred bull of Hindu mythology, a symbol of calm, strength and trust.
Modeling
Nandi runs on an MPR121 touch sensor and a piezo buzzer, wired to an Arduino. The body is 3D printed and covered with conductive copper tape to receive feedback through the skin of Nandi. For realistic audio feedback, Nandi connects to a laptop that runs a Pygame script.
Electrical configurations
Nandi was a semester long effort. To learn about my entire design process, read my paper here. Enjoy Nandi being cute!
Nandi is here!
Nandi runs on an MPR121 touch sensor and a piezo buzzer, wired to an Arduino. The body is 3D printed and covered with conductive copper tape to receive feedback through the skin of Nandi. For realistic audio feedback, Nandi connects to a laptop that runs a Pygame script.
Electrical configurations
The robot was modeled to look like a cow, drawing inspiration from cow-cuddling farms and giving homage to animals that are more common in South Asia. The robot was named Nandi, the sacred bull of Hindu mythology, a symbol of calm, strength and trust.
Modeling
Many emotional support robots make use of cameras and microphones to collect data and respond to users. This reduces human emotions and actions to data points and increases a sense of scrutiny.
Context
Ideating
Inspiration
Nandi
Nandi is a social robot that aims to engage humans without invasively recording a human’s actions and words.
Nandi provides a means of relaxation by using touch-based interactions to mimic comforting, pet-like behavior.
Nandi was a semester long effort. To learn about my entire design process, read my paper here. Enjoy Nandi being cute!
Nandi is here!