Masha du Toit

This follows on from my post on the Design Indaba appearance of Dunne and Raby from the Royal College of Art.  They spoke about robots – how we interact with them, and what they look like.

Here is an entire page of photos of existing robots.   To quote from that page:

“Mental commitment robotic baby seals named “Paro” … a cooing baby harp seal robot fitted with sensors beneath its fur and whiskers, is developed by Japan’s Intelligent System Co, to soothe patients in hospitals and nursing homes. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)”