Shidoheddo, “the sociable robot with a plant for a brain” has won first place in the International Conference on Social Robotics design competition. The conceptual design for the robot, a mix between a bonsai and a Tamagotchi, was presented as a magazine advert (shown above) and created by illustrator Louise Cunningham and BIG researcher Peter Bennett.
More info on ICSR’13 here: www.icsr2013.org.uk
