Luxo (Jr.) has come to life and one day may be available in your own home! )If you do not recall where Luxo Jr. came from and the connection to Disney, well think back to 1986 when Pixar and John Lasseter released a a short animated film that quickly became popular, titled Luxo Jr.) Back to the news…Hopefully, because who would not want to own their own animatronic lamp that is aware of its own environment! The creators of the Animatronic Lamp though have named it Pinokio and it is quite the lamp!
Created by Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror and Joss Doggett, “Luxo” or “Pinokio: Animatronic Lamp” as it is officially being called is forward moving progress into potentials of robotic computing. This animatronic lamp is aware of its environment, and is able to express a dynamic range of behaviour.
The Animatronic Lamp was admittedly inspired by the Pixar Lamp, “Luxo” and the well-known Anglepoiselamp that all school age children seem to have in their bedroom (and if not should…run to your local office supply store!) They used many components to construct the Animatronic Lamp including a hacked webcam, microphone, and a halogen goble at the back of the lamp shade, amongst many other items.
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