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    Activity

    Make a Friendbot (Quirkbot)

    Strawbees Team

    Build a Friendbot shows you how expressive we can be through non-verbal communication. Humans express themselves through facial expressions, gestures using your hands and head, using body posture or dialogue, to create signals to another person. Gripping both hands closes a circuit through touch interaction. The Friendbot will then respond with the back-and-forth swaying motion of the servo motor in the matter of excited expression.

    Expressive Robotics
    8-14+
    50:00
    Paper Eyes

    Overview and Objectives

    Build a Friendbot shows you how expressive we can be through non-verbal communication. Humans express themselves through facial expressions, gestures using your hands and head, using body posture or dialogue, to create signals to another person. Gripping both hands closes a circuit through touch interaction. The Friendbot will then respond with the back-and-forth swaying motion of the servo motor in the matter of excited expression.