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Do robots need clothes? Yes, for form and function
By Adam Conner-Simons | Cornell Chronicle [EXCERPT] There’s no shortage of people who dress up their babies, bunnies or puppies. But what about robots? Besides a stray feline Roomba, very few people are investing energy into putting clothes on robots. Cornell and New York University researchers say that now’s the time to think more actively about…
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Why every robot needs a spiffy hat
By A. Tarantola | Engadget [EXCERPT] First developed more than 100,000 years ago, clothing is one of humanity’s earliest — and most culturally significant — inventions, providing wearers not just protection from the environment and elements but also signifying social status, membership in a community and their role within that group. As robots increasingly move…