Pinokio lamp is the real-life counterpart to Pixar's Luxo Jr
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Although it looks like a standard desk lamp, many of Pinokio's components had to be redesigned to fit its electronics
Pinokio, the robotic desk lamp, searches for faces to track once it's been turned on
A close-up of Pinokio's servo motors, which drive its hinges
Pinokio swaps between introverted and extroverted behaviors when presented with a book
A look at the components hidden behind Pinokio's face plate, which resides insides its lamp shade
Pinokio's face plate contains a camera, microphone, and a halogen bulb (hidden behind a mechanical iris)
Adam Ben-Dror and Shanshan Zhou work out the final details of their interactive desk lamp, Pinokio
Article Summary
Luxo Jr, the adorable little lamp that appears in the Disney Pixar logo, illustrates how animators can breathe life into mundane inanimate objects. Now, robotics technology allows us to do the same thing in real life, as shown by a trio from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Using a combination of readily available robotics and automated manufacturing technology, mixed with open-source software, they were able to grace a desk lamp with a little personality.
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