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Work Title
ハンド・シェイク
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Work Title（EN)
Handshake
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Please describe the concept of your artwork in 1000 words.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated, the potential role of robotics has been becoming increasingly clear. Robots are gaining importance in creating new forms of interaction in times of physical distancing and managing this public health crisis. But can they help us overcome the perhaps biggest challenge of living in isolation and over physical distance: missing the human touch? Handshake is an interactive robotic installation by the collaborative design practice AATB that addresses this question from an artistic perspective.
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Please describe the concept of your artwork in 1000 words. （EN）
As the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated, the potential role of robotics has been becoming increasingly clear. Robots are gaining importance in creating new forms of interaction in times of physical distancing and managing this public health crisis. But can they help us overcome the perhaps biggest challenge of living in isolation and over physical distance: missing the human touch? Handshake is an interactive robotic installation by the collaborative design practice AATB that addresses this question from an artistic perspective.
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Work Specification
2 Robotic arms (Universal Robots UR10),
2 over-sized hands (fabric, filling material)
1 webcam, live streamed on a website,
1 webserver -
Work Specification（EN）
2 Robotic arms (Universal Robots UR10),
2 over-sized hands (fabric, filling material)
1 webcam, live streamed on a website,
1 webserver -
Media CoverageURL
https://handshake.aatb.ch/
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Video URL
https://vimeo.com/456891646
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Your OfficialURL (Website, Instagram, Facebook)
www.aatb.ch
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Your Profile
AATB – A Practise for Non-Industrial Robotics – develop works exploring Human-Machine Interactions through the lens of kinetic and interactive devices.
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Team Members
Andrea Anner: Artistic Direction, Website Design
Thibault Brevet: Artistic Direction, Robot Programming, Web programming
The installation Handshake was initiated by swissnex Boston and produced in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, and swissnex San Francisco. It was re-installed for a Japanese audience, and supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan. -
Entrant’s location (Where do you live?)
Switzerland
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Others
In times of physical distancing, when touching becomes impossible; “Handshake” is a platform on which strangers can interact with each other, virtually but also physically. “Handshake” is an online experience that allows to share some digital intimacy. The robotic installation by design practise AATB was live and online from May 28 to June 30 and connected over 3000 persons across the globe. The physical installation consists of two robotic arms, each equipped with an over-sized hand. They are facing each other and moving together, following the directions of two people from afar. This virtual platform enables visitors to take control of the robots. An interaction as simple as reaching out and shaking your own hand but with a friend across the globe. Visitors are matched in pairs as they join the site, each remotely controlling one robotic arm in their browser in real-time via mouse and touch input. They then interact with one another aiming to touch and to shake hands,. After a certain amount of time, (depending on the amount of visitors in line) the scene is reset, and the next two visitors in the line take over control of the robots. All visitors to the website can observe this interaction between the two robots happening in real time over a live feed, as they wait on line or just view the site. The project builds on AATB’s strong expertise in robotics systems, web development and interactive installations. This exhibit was accompanied by a series of conversations that explore some of the questions raised by AATB and create an active exchange with robotics experts from Switzerland and around the globe.
