Adelbrecht
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Adelbrecht was a speaking, interactive robot in the form of a ball, designed by Martin Spanjaard (born 1952 in Haarlem, Netherlands).
A first, simple version of Adelbrecht was presented in 1985.
Starting 1988 a second, more powerful version was developed. In 1992 it got a honourable mentioning at the the Prix Ars Electronica. It's last performance, during newyears eve of 2000, never happened because of a serious hardware failure. Since then Martin Spanjaard proclaimed Adelbrecht a 'dead robot'.
[edit] References
- Wilson, Stephen (2002). Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology. MIT Press, pp 449-450. ISBN 0262731584.
- Dunne, Anthony (2005). Hertzian Tales: Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, and Critical Design. MIT Press. ISBN 0262042320.
