Madeline the Robot Tamer from Pier 9 on Vimeo.
During her residency at Pier 9, Madeline Gannon developed a project called Quipt - a gesture-based control software that gives industrial robots basic spatial behaviors for interacting closely with people. Wearable markers and a motion capture system let the robot see and respond to you in a shared space. This lets you and the robot safely follow, mirror, and avoid one another as you collaborate together.
See more of how Madeline developed Quipt on her instructable here - Instructables.com/id/How-to-Tame-Your-Robot/
For more info about Madeline's project visit - madlab.cc/quipt
For info about Pier 9's Artist in Residence program visit - autodesk.com/air
Director, Camera & Editor - Charlie Nordstrom
Assistant Editor - Blue Bergen
Music - "Empty Trees" by Ketsa (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/5th_Cycle/Empty_Trees) - http://ketsamusic.com/