Madeline the Robot Trainer

Madeline Gannon's Quipt project uses gesture-based software to give robots spatial behaviors for interacting with people. This approach could be applied to both industrial and artistic uses.

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/