Open AccessSay Cheese! Experiences with a Robot Photographer
Author(s) -
Byers Zachary,
Dixon Michael,
Smart William D.,
Grimm Cindy M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v25i3.1775
Subject(s) - robot , architecture , social robot , computer science , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , visual arts , engineering , mobile robot , art , robot control
We have developed an autonomous robot system that takes well‐composed photographs of people at social events, such as weddings and conference receptions. The robot, Lewis, navigates through the environment, opportunistically taking photographs of people. In this article, we outline the overall architecture of the system and describe how the various components interrelate. We also describe our experiences deploying the robot photographer at a number of real‐world events.