EngineeredArts'humanoidrobotsareusedworldwideforsocialinteraction,communication

andentertainmentatpublicexhibitionsandattractions,aswellasuniversityresearch
labs.
Theiraimistocreaterobotthatcandohumanlikemovements.
Theirteamiscomposedby18membersbutextremelytalentedintheirindividualareaslike
softwaredevelopment,mechanicalengineering,3Ddesignandanimation.
Hestartedmakingrobotsattheageof10yearsold,HestartedcodinginAssemblerwhenhe
was12yearsold.Hebuilthisfirstcomputerwhenhewasthirteen,whichwasquicklyturned
toroboticprojects.
AftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofBrightonwithaBA(BachelorofArts)in3Ddesign
PatuloyangevolutionatdevelopmentniRobothespiandahilsapadagdagngpadagdag
angkagustuhanngmgataonamakitanakayanggawinngrobot.
Thedevelopmentandevolutionofrobothespiancontinuesbecausethepeoplewantedto
seemorefeaturestoit.
1stG
TheydevelopedRobothespianbecausestheyneededroboticactorstoperformat'Mechanical
Theatre'attheEdenProjectinCornwall.Onebigadvantageofusingrobootperformerswas
that.Throughitsperformances,theylearnedthattheaudiencewantedittointeract.
RoboThespianMark1(RT1)
2ndG
Meaning,itcanalreadyinteractwiththeaudience.The interactive version of
Robothespian allows it to perform a series of movie clips and started to
reply to the audience.
Bythesecondgenerationtheyintroducedinternetconnectivity.Thenagain,throughits
performce,theywereencouragedtointroduce'intelligence'intothesystem.Theiraudience
frequentlywantedtoshakeRoboThespianbythehand,andtheyalsowantedtocreate
theirownanimations.
3rdG
1stparagraph.Thosefeaturesallowedittomoveitshandsmorehumanlike
2nd structurethatallowsformultilanguageversionsandimprovedvisualappearance.
TouchScreeninterfacewasfurtherdevelopedwhichallowednewfeaturessuchasmultilingual
andthecomposescreenthatletuserscreatetheirownanimationsandtomaketherobot
performtheirownroutines.
Softwarewasalsoimprovedtoallowsensorautomation.
4thG
AftertheirsuccesswithRobothespian,theyarereadytotaketheirnextbigstepcreatingtheir
fourthgenerationrobot.
Theywantedtocreatethisrobotnotjustasanexcitingpieceofhardware,butonethatwill

makeagreatdevelopmentplatformforotherstobuildon.
Features:
Picturethisisanexampleofemotiveledlighting.ThereareRGBLEDlightingin5zones.
Eachzoneindependentlycontrollablewith8bitcolourresolution

Telepresencethispictureshowshowtelepresenceworksonrobothespian.Youcanuseyour
ownvoicetobecomethevoiceoftherobot.Itcanbeusedforcommunicationand
entertainment.
Controlyourrobotdirectlyatthepressofabutton.Movetherobot'sheadandeyesto maintain
eye contact,changeitsLEDsandanimationgraphics,selectsomepreconfiguredposesand
movements,andchoosefromavarietyofgreetingsandresponses.
Specification
movementshandledbyairmusclesandotherbyservomotors.
storemotioninformationandcontrolsoftware.
enablesremoteimagestreamingfortelepresencepurposes
forverbaldelivery.
Itisusedtochoosedifferentlanguage,customizepieces,andcontroltherobot
Despiteitsexpensivecost,syanamanaycosteffective.Ibigsabihinhindisyanapapagod,hindi
napapagodsakahindibumababayungkalidadngperformancenaipinapakitanyagaanoman
kahaba.
AdditionalKnowledge
RoboThespian,afullsized,fullyinteractivehumanoidrobot,hastakenuppermanentresidence
intheUniversityofGreenwichsFacultyofEngineering&Science.Itsmainroleistohelp
studentsconsiderhowwecouldadoptrobotictechnologyinthefuture,anddevelopsolutions
forhowpeoplemightusethemintheirhomeorworkenvironment.

"Thespian",thisisoddbecauseit'sanoldfashionedwordforanactorinEnglish,butit's
generallyakindofactorwho'shammyoranamateur.
Itsnotaboutreplacingthejobsthatpeoplearedoing,itsaboutprovidingsomethingthat
peoplehaventseenbefore.

Minimum venue requirements for installation

Suitable for indoor use only. Recommended room temperature: 10C - 30C, relative
humidity: 45% - 60%
Standard domestic mains power in the range 100v - 250v AC
A barrier to prevent contact between visitors and RoboThespian.
Wired network connection - required for remote support, fault resolution, and the
application of updates and new software/content features.
Un-oiled, compressed air at 6bar, filtered to 10m. Peak air consumption 30L/min at
6bar maximum, on average consumption is much less.

Power usage
Note RoboThespian connects to a standard domestic mains outlet in the range 100v 250v AC
Description

Max current

M
c

RoboThespian robot

Maximum 8.3amp at 24v

Kiosk monitor

Maximum 3amp at 12v

Kiosk NUC PC

Maximum 3.42amp at
19v

Kiosk Router

Maximum 1amp at 12v

Jun-Air Model OF302-25B / OF302-25M Portable Air

Compressor

3.4amp 230v (50Hz)

model

Jun-Air Model OF302-25B / OF302-25M Portable Air

Compressor

6.6amp 120v (60Hz)

model