Ada -intelligent space: an artificial creature for the swiss Expo.02

Ada is an entertainment exhibit that is able to interact with many people simultaneously, using a language of light and sound. “She” received 553,700 visitors over 5 months during the Swiss Expo.02 in 2002. In this paper we present the broad motivations, design and technologies behind Ada, and a first overview of the outcomes of the exhibit.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICRA
• Authors: Kynan Eng, Andreas Bäbler, Ulysses Bernardet, Mark Blanchard, Marcio Costa, Tobi Delbrück, Rodney J. Douglas, Klaus Hepp, David Klein, Jônatas Manzolli, Matti Mintz, Fabian Roth, Ueli Rutishauser, Klaus Wassermann, Adrian M. Whatley, Aaron Wittmann, Reto Wyss, Paul F. M. J. Verschure
• Keywords: Broad Motivations, Entertainment Exhibit, ICRA 2003, Robotics, Swiss Expo.02