Post-plant: A Series of Non-humanoid Robots with Embedded Physical Non-verbal Interaction

Abstract

Post-plant is a plant-like robot which communicates nonverbally through physical movements. Until now, robots have in most cases communicated with us by mimicking human speech and human/animal expressions and gestures. Post-plant takes a radically different approach by assuming a form inspired by plants; responding to touch instead of language, it nonverbally conveys simple emotions and information feedback. With post-plant as a starting point, robots of the future will communicate with us in their own way, without having to mimic human behavior.