Boxie The Story Gathering Robot
A robot roamed through the MIT Media Lab for a week, to learn about the humans there.
It had a goal of capturing stories about its inhabitants. Inspired by projects such as the tween bot and the afghan explorer, the robot attempted to leverage humans to complete its goals.
Here is what it learned:
An interaction, straight from the robot's camera:
An interaction that did not go quite as planned:
Masters thesis document about Boxie
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