Abstract
Robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in the workplace. As Industry 5.0 pursues human-centric technologies, a greater understanding of what effects aesthetics has on those interacting with robots is needed. This paper sets out robot morphology as a way to characterise key form types, and proposes seven classifications: anthropomorphism, zoomorphism, phytomorphism, artemorphism, functiomorphism, amorphism, and neomorphism. Through an assessment of the current robot aesthetic landscape, design dimensions are identified with examples that can inform future robot design.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2413-2422 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Design Society |
| Volume | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 May 2024 |
| Event | 18th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2024 - Hotel Croatia Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 20 May 2024 → 23 May 2024 https://www.designconference.org/ |
Funding
This research was supported by part-funding from a Global Research Studentship from the University of Strathclyde, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), and is linked to EP/V062158/1, the Made Smarter Innovation - Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robotics.
Keywords
- industrial design
- aesthetics
- design aesthetics
- robot aesthetics
- morphology
