S TA N D A R D I N T E R A C T I O N

Trambolho is a hybrid interface comprised of LEGS AN D J O I N TS P VC TUBE

two self-supporting articulated structures and The legs are articulated in three The legs are made of
joints. The movements that can PVC tubes (Ø 32mm)
a piece of software. Each structure is assem- be performed are indicated by
bled in a different space and they use the in- the red arrows.
ternet to exchange data from on environment
to another in real time. The interface enables
two types of interaction: a standard interaction,
explained in this poster, and an extended inter-
action, explained in the next poster. Distance
Sensor

Distance
Sensor

Static Base

Center Base

THE DISTANCE SENSOR measures the

user’s distance and send it to the robot.

THE CENTER BASE is mobile and controlled

iRobot
by an iRobot. When it moves, it changes the
degree of opening and the height of the MOV
legs. EMEN
T AREA

S PAC E A S PAC E B
P LY WO OD
1 The bases and the joints (white
elements) are made from 10mm
plywood sheets manufactured
using a laser cutter.

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The standard interaction triggers the movement of the
center base as the users are captured by the
distance sensors in both spaces.
1. The two robots, A and B, are at rest.
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2. The robot A senses the proximity of a person A and
moves away. The robot B performs the same movement
simultaneously, modifying the structure in order to
reveal for people in the space B that they are
interacting with the person A.
! 4 3. The movement encourages people in space B to
interact as well.
4. The robot B senses the proximity of a person B. Both
robots move looking for a mid-point between the two
participants.

5 5. The two robots stabilizes at the midpoint between

both participants.
The interaction encourages the users to negotiate
and together create a shared space.

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