ShapeBots: Shape-changing swarm robots

Ryo Suzuki; Clement Zheng; Yasuaki Kakehi; Tom Yeh; Ellen Yi Luen Do; Mark D. Gross; Daniel Leithinger

doi:10.1145/3332165.3347911

ShapeBots: Shape-changing swarm robots

Ryo Suzuki, Clement Zheng, Yasuaki Kakehi, Tom Yeh, Ellen Yi Luen Do, Mark D. Gross, Daniel Leithinger

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

We introduce shape-changing swarm robots. A swarm of self-transformable robots can both individually and collectively change their configuration to display information, actuate objects, act as tangible controllers, visualize data, and provide physical affordances. ShapeBots is a concept prototype of shape-changing swarm robots. Each robot can change its shape by leveraging small linear actuators that are thin (2.5 cm) and highly extendable (up to 20cm) in both horizontal and vertical directions. The modular design of each actuator enables various shapes and geometries of self-transformation. We illustrate potential application scenarios and discuss how this type of interface opens up possibilities for the future of ubiquitous and distributed shape-changing interfaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	493-505
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450368162
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3332165.3347911
State	Published - 17 Oct 2019
Event	32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2019 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 20 Oct 2019 → 23 Oct 2019

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Name	UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

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Conference	32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	20/10/19 → 23/10/19

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Shape-changing user interfaces
Swarm user interfaces

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Suzuki, R., Zheng, C., Kakehi, Y., Yeh, T., Do, E. Y. L., Gross, M. D., & Leithinger, D. (2019). ShapeBots: Shape-changing swarm robots. In UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (pp. 493-505). (UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3332165.3347911

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Suzuki R, Zheng C, Kakehi Y, Yeh T, Do EYL, Gross MD et al. ShapeBots: Shape-changing swarm robots. In UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2019. p. 493-505. (UIST 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology). doi: 10.1145/3332165.3347911

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