AnyBuddy
Interaction Design / Experimental Design / Speculative Design
2017
National Institute of Design
Guide
Jon Rogers
Jens Ewald
Sriram Shashank
Tools
Arduino
Electronics
C++
Prototyping
Processing
Adafruit IO
Google Assistant
National Institute of Design
Guide
Jon Rogers
Jens Ewald
Sriram Shashank
Tools
Arduino
Electronics
C++
Prototyping
Processing
Adafruit IO
Google Assistant
Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.
-Diane Ackerman
AnyBuddy is a toy concept for the 21st century.
A kit that allows you to customize your Buddy anyway you like it and a markable surface where you can draw your own face, wipe it off when you’re bored and refresh to your liking.
-Diane Ackerman
AnyBuddy is a toy concept for the 21st century.
A kit that allows you to customize your Buddy anyway you like it and a markable surface where you can draw your own face, wipe it off when you’re bored and refresh to your liking.
Created as part of a two week workshop exploring the futures of AI in countries where several technologies are emergent.
It uses servos and a connection to a smartphone using AdaFruit IO and Processing to react to music around it and simple voice commands.
It uses servos and a connection to a smartphone using AdaFruit IO and Processing to react to music around it and simple voice commands.