Meet Madeline, the robot tamer
Published on Feb 24, 2016
Pier 9 artist-in-residence Madeline Gannon demonstrates her gesture-based software, Quipt, in this captivating short from filmmaker Charlie Nordstrom. Quipt opens up the possibility of safe interaction with industrial robots. Using a wearable device and motion-capture system, Gannon shows how collaboration between humans and automation in a shared space is possible.
Meet Mimus, the curious industrial robot
Published on Aug 8, 2018
Mimus is a giant industrial robot that's curious about the world around her. Unlike in traditional industrial robotics, Mimus has no pre-planned movements: she is programmed with the freedom to explore and roam about her enclosure. Mimus has no eyes, however — she uses sensors embedded in the ceiling to see everyone around her simultaneously. If she finds you interesting, Mimus may come in for a closer look and follow you around. But her attention span is limited: if you stay still for too long, she will get bored and seek out someone else to investigate.
See full project details here: https://atonaton.com/mimus
Madeline Gannon's "quirky" robots offer a lesson in human-machine collaboration
Published on Jan 29, 2019
Robots are programmed with traits such as impatience and confidence in an installation by designer Madeline Gannon, whose work explores the potential for humans and machines to live harmoniously.
Gannon — who last year charmed visitors to the London Design Museum with Mimus, an industrial robot that played with passers-by like it was a 1200-kilogram puppy — worked with ten robots for the new installation, titled Manus.
One of the reasons Gannon's robots appear to move so naturally is that their actions are not directly programmed; instead, they follow the motion of a simulation that is triggered by the positioning of the people in front of them.
Twelve depth sensors at the base of the installation track a 1.5-metre area around the work, in particular focusing on people's hands and feet.
Slight differences in the robots' programming gives each one a different "personality", so they respond to people in varying ways.
Manus was commissioned by the World Economic Forum and displayed at its 2018 Annual Meeting of New Champions in Tianjin, China in September.
A Giant Googly Eye on ABB's Largest Robot
Apr 13, 2023
Yes, we attached a giant googly eye to our ABB IRB 8700, and it can sense and react to your movements too! This interactive installation is a result of a week-long residency and collaboration with Madeline Gannon. Madeline uses advanced simulation tools like NVIDIA’s Isaac Sim along with ABB’s RobotStudio and depth-sensing cameras. These tools allow her to track how and where a person is moving and how the robot’s motion behaviors will respond with life-like movements. The googly eye will lean towards you as you move towards it, but retract away if you try to poke its pupil (understandably so).
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