Cory: Robot with a Heart
An animatronic emotion display robot (EDP) capable of expressing feelings through 2D facial graphics and servo-driven motion — here she sings "Let It Go" from Frozen.
Overview
Meet Cory — officially the EDP (Emotion Display Platform). Cory is a robot capable of expressing emotions through 2D facial graphics on a Samsung Galaxy S3 screen and animatronic servo motion. Her expressive face combined with physical movement makes her feel surprisingly alive.
Here, Cory sings “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel / Walt Disney Company.
Built at Carnegie Mellon University, Spring 2014.
Hardware
- Arduino
- 3 Standard Analog Servos
- 2 Micro Analog Servos
- HC-06 Bluetooth Module
- Samsung Galaxy S3 (face display)
- 3D printed parts
- 9V batteries
Software
- Processing 2.0.1 — animation and face rendering
- Android SDK — Samsung Galaxy S3 face display app
- Arduino — servo control firmware
- Autodesk Maya — 3D modeling for printed parts
- GIMP — facial expression graphics
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