CASE: Kip Robotic Object

Where: IDC Herzliya miLAB
When: Summer 2014

Kip is an empathy object with the goal of improving communication between a pair of people.

The robot has two main modes: curious and scared. Kip is able to track volume and speed of conversation and responds to aggressive speech, signaling the individual to alter various aspects of his or her speech.

Originally designed by Guy Hoffman, Oren Zuckerman and Shlomi Azoulai at the Media Innovation Lab, I was tasked with remodeling and redesigning a second iteration of Kip to be more structurally sound and easier to use.

During my summer at the miLab, I modeled the structure using Autodesk Inventor and created an animation of its movement. I then laser cut acrylic pieces that combined with two motors and various bearings became Kip.

Skills Highlights:

• Autodesk Inventor
• Laser cutting
• Cross cultural communication

Additional Resources:

miLAB Kip Project Page