Body language and dynamics of the debate & Showing emotions while debating

Programming level 1

Debate shown by movements OR sound

P1

How to build

Debate shown by movements

  • Debate can be shown by movements of servo motors
  • periodic up and down movement of the arms, shaking the head a number of times

Debate shown by sound

  • A buzzer can be used to make the debaters loud
  • Have them make sounds in turns, in different „voices”
  • The two figures are connected to two different motherboards
  • The actions are activated and continued automatically by switching on the robot

P1

With movements

With sound

P1

With movements

With sound

P1

Programming level 2

Debaters should be loud

P2

How to build

Debaters should be loud

  • Debate can be shown by movements of arms and/or head AND the voices of the debaters
  • periodic up and down movement of the arms, shaking the head a number of times with servo motors
  • A buzzer can be used to make the debaters loud
  • The two figures should give different tones
  • The two figures are controlled by the press of touch sensors, like in a puppet show
  • The two figures are connected to the same motherboard
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P2

Debaters should be loud

P2

Debaters should be loud (with servo & buzzer & touch sensor)

P2

Programming level 3

Build the person showing emotions while debating

P3

How to build

Emotions

  • Moving the mouth with a servo motor
  • Making sounds with a buzzer
  • Eyes can glow with LEDs when angry
  • Activated by a sound sensor

P3

Showing emotions while debating

P3

The person showing emotions while debating (servo & led)

P3

Programming level 4

Two debaters

P4

How to build

The debaters

  • The two figures are controlled by the same motherboard
  • Moving the mouth with a servo motor
  • Making different sounds with buzzers
  • Eyes can glow with LEDs when angry
  • The two figures are controlled by the press of touch sensors, like in a puppet show
  •  

P4

Two debaters

P4

Two debaters

P4