Simon

A robot with a metal body, round face with big eyes and pink ears, holds a blue object and looks at the camera, with a lab in the background. — Simon can recognize shapes and colors. Photo: Georgia Tech

Simon is a socially aware robot designed to explore ways of interacting with humans naturally, through sounds, movements, and gestures. It has a big head with big round eyes and ears that light up.

Creator

Year

2008

Country

United States 🇺🇸

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Features

Simon learns a new skill by asking questions. — Simon learns a new skill by asking questions. Video: Georgia Tech

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Simon can use gestures to try to get your attention, and he can tell whether or not you've noticed him.

A robot with a round white face with two big eyes, large protruding ears that glow blue, and a silver torso, hands and arms is on a black stand in a lab. — Simon prepares to face the day. Photo: Georgia Tech

Four people hang out with Simon the robot in a computer lab. — Simon with Andrea Thomaz and her students at Georgia Tech. Photo: Gary W. Meek

More Images

A close up of the robots simple white face and glowing blue ears. — Simon's head during assembly. Photo: Georgia Tech

A close up of Simon's camera eyes. — The robot has camera eyes. Photo: Georgia Tech

A robot with a round white face, two big eyes, and a helmet-like head shape with two large protruding ears that glow blue waves it's robotic four fingered hand. — Simon's LED ears change color based on its mood. Photo: Georgia Tech

Specs

Overview: Equipped with compliant arms and hands. Capable of generating humanlike motions and learning with demonstrations.
Status: Inactive
Year: 2008
Website: cc.gatech.edu/social-machines
Height: 172.7 cm
Sensors: Cameras, Microsoft Kinect, microphone.
Actuators: Series elastic actuators
Power: External power supply
Cost: $500,000 (estimated development cost)