Deltu

Alexia Léchot – Deltu

Deltu is a delta robot with a personality that interacts with humans via two iPads.

Depending on its mood, it plays with the user who is faced with an artificial intelligence simulation, who appreciates the small pleasures of life, sometimes too much.

The relationship we have with robots/AI that have been created to enhance our performance, but have become a source of learning, is unique and exciting. The android’s place in society has not yet been de ned and remains to be determined; for me it is the best source of inspiration.

Diploma project (2016) by Alexia Léchot

Assistants
Tibor Udvari
Mention
Excellent
Know-how
Tangible Interaction, Robotics, Game, Web, Electronics

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