ShapeBots: Shape-changing Swarm Robots

被引:58
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作者
Suzuki, Ryo [1 ]
Zheng, Clement [2 ]
Kakehi, Yasuaki [3 ]
Yeh, Tom [1 ]
Do, Ellen Yi-Luen [1 ,2 ]
Gross, Mark D. [1 ,2 ]
Leithinger, Daniel [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado Boulder, Dept Comp Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Univ Colorado Boulder, ATLAS Inst, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[3] Univ Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
关键词
shape-changing user interfaces; swarm user interfaces;
D O I
10.1145/3332165.3347911
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
We introduce shape-changing swarm robots. A swarm of self-transformable robots can both individually and collectively change their configuration to display information, actuate objects, act as tangible controllers, visualize data, and provide physical affordances. ShapeBots is a concept prototype of shape-changing swarm robots. Each robot can change its shape by leveraging small linear actuators that are thin (2.5 cm) and highly extendable (up to 20cm) in both horizontal and vertical directions. The modular design of each actuator enables various shapes and geometries of self-transformation. We illustrate potential application scenarios and discuss how this type of interface opens up possibilities for the future of ubiquitous and distributed shape-changing interfaces.
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页码:493 / 505
页数:13
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