Magic Robot Project, Marco Tempest, MIT Media Lab, New York, USA

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Baxter, Rethink Robotics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 

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Baxter Robot unboxing #001

Published on Jun 29, 2013

It's time to start a new project. Hello Baxter!

 

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Hello Baxter #002

Published on Jul 22, 2013

We are 4 weeks into our robot magic assistant development process. Here is a behind-the-scenes progress report.

 

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Marco Tempest: Maybe the best robot demo ever

Published on May 6, 2014

Marco Tempest uses charming stagecraft to demo EDI, the multi-purpose robot designed to work very closely with humans. Less a magic trick than an intricately choreographed performance, Tempest shows off the robot's sensing technology, safety features and strength, and makes the case for a closer human-robot relationship. (Okay, there's a little magic, too.)

 

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Meet EDI the Robot

Published on Mar 20, 2014

EDI the robot, excited backstage at TED2014 with magician and techno-illusionist Marco Tempest.

 

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Article "Meet EDI the Robot: Marco Tempest at TED2014"

by Thu-Huong Ha
March 20, 2014

Techno-illusionist and veteran speaker Marco Tempest returns to the TED stage with a new friend: EDI (pronounced “Eddie”) the robot. EDI, which stands for Electronic Deceptive Intelligence, is Tempest’s latest techno-aide, a friendly Baxter robot who ponders the difference between artificial and human intelligence.

 

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Magic Robot - The Illusion of the Thinking Machine

Published on May 7, 2014

Marco Tempest invites you to meet EDI, a deceptively charming robot who wants nothing more than to be your friend while we ponder the challenges and ramifications of creating an intelligent machine.

Magic Robot Team:
Marco Tempest, Director's Fellow, MIT Media Lab
David Nunez, Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab
Luke Plummer, Robotics Engineer, MIT Media Lab
Cynthia Breazeal, Advisor, MIT Media Lab
David Britland, Script, Research
Michael Ricar, Music
Enrico Viola, Software Development
Gerry Ens, Software Development
Jim Meskimen, Robot Voice Impressions
Signe Fleischmann, Pre-Visualizations, Visual Research
Carmen Kam, Production Support, Logistics

 

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MagicLab - 24 Drone Flight

Published on Feb 9, 2016

My latest production, utilizing autonomous drones, quadcopters, flying close to and around my body like a flock of trained birds. As legislation about the use and safety of flying drones is being debated around the world, this is a timely demonstration.

Working with Daito Manabe, Motoi Ishibashi and their team at Rhizomatiks Research in Tokyo, the goal is to create an intimate and artistic interaction between man and machine.