{"id":4545,"date":"2012-03-14T23:31:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T23:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:05:22","slug":"robotic-perception-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/robot\/robotic-perception-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotic perception kits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sensor-fitted goggles and ear sets allow users to experience what it is like to perceive the universe as a robot would.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/31-kitPerception01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/filleEtCasqueCropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/filleEtCasqueCropped.jpg 979w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/filleEtCasqueCropped-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/filleEtCasqueCropped-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/filleEtCasqueCropped-768x997.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><em>Qu\u00e9bec 2006<\/em><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The original Robotic Perception Kit was developed during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/PG\/performances\/activ.htm\">Activit\u00e9s positives<\/a>, a residency in Le Lieu, Qu\u00e9bec City, Canada, in March 2006. It comprises two sets of goggles and helmets, plus a small robot.<\/p>\n<p>The helmets are fitted with one ultra-sound sensor and an infra-red beacon, which are connected to LEDs (light-emitting diodes) in the goggles. The goggles are otherwise blind.<\/p>\n<p>The ultra-sound sensor provides information about the presence of obstacles ahead, while the infra-red beacon indicates if another robotic perception unit is present in the close environment.<\/p>\n<p>When the sensors detect, the corresponding diode lights up, and the participant can take the appropriate action, emulating the program of a robot.<\/p>\n<p>The small autonomous mobile robot, fitted with the same sensors as the helmets, can also operate in the space and be detected by the participants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11.39.59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11.39.59.png 816w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11.39.59-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11.39.59-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-11.39.59-768x1032.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/perceptionHelmetsDrawingsWeb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/perceptionHelmetsDrawingsWeb.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/perceptionHelmetsDrawingsWeb-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/perceptionHelmetsDrawingsWeb-1024x253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/perceptionHelmetsDrawingsWeb-768x189.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/DSCN3333-e1759104576245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/DSCN3331-e1759104567854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><em>Frankfurt 2007<\/em><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/eindhovenManWoman2Light-e1759142123420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"972\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><em>Eindhoven 2012<\/em><\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/IMG_1487-e1759104584871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><em>Z\u00fcrich 2006<\/em><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/03-visor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/03-visor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/03-visor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/03-visor-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensor-fitted goggles and ear sets allow users to experience what it is like to perceive the universe as a robot would. &nbsp; Qu\u00e9bec 2006 &nbsp; The original Robotic Perception Kit was developed during Activit\u00e9s positives, a residency in Le Lieu, Qu\u00e9bec City, Canada, in March 2006. It comprises two sets of goggles and helmets, plus a small robot. The helmets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4,31,51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4545"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4574,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4545\/revisions\/4574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}