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The aesthetics of robot design: towards a classification of morphologies

Dean Aaron Ollah Mobed (1), Andrew Wodehouse (1), Anja Maier (1,2)

Type:
Papers
DS 129: Proceedings of the DESIGN2024 18th International Design Conference
Year:
2024
Editor:
Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović, Neven Pavković, Marija Majda Škec
Author:
Dean Aaron Ollah Mobed (1), Andrew Wodehouse (1), Anja Maier (1,2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom; 2: Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Section:
Industrial Design
Page(s):
2413-2422
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2024.244
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
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.
Keywords:
10-Industrial Design, aesthetics, design aesthetics, robot aesthetics, morphology
18th International Design Conference (DESIGN 2024)
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