Lead Audio for Anki - Vector / Cozmo

Interviews on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions. Game audio designer Ali Tocher enjoys long form conversations with a wide range of guests.

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Show notes:

This episode’s guest is Ben Gabaldon, formerly Audio Lead for robotics company Anki, where he shipped audio for robots Cozmo and Vector.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gabaldon-0b829110

Cozmo/Vector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-MsY9pLWKI

Ben's WIP videos creating voice for the robots: https://vimeo.com/345223512

Elevenlabs - cutting edge voice synthesis: https://elevenlabs.io/

Ben Burtt IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123785/

Facial micro expressions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751645/

Railway station robot promo video - "Furhat": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irx30qbiVlU

Game audio: https://youtu.be/89_WG5PiTpo?si=V-Pqp3mUzk-1uRbt

Boston Dynamics - Spot new feature video: https://youtu.be/qgHeCfMa39E?si=dCBskTrV4kuqFWAi

Children do better with 1on1 tuition study: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-tutoring-in-schools-and-16-to-19-providers/independent-review-of-tutoring-in-16-to-19-providers-phase-1-findings

***SPECIAL THANKS***

Original Music: Mara Simpson "Ropes" https://marasimpson.bandcamp.com/

Original Artwork: Ben Pearce https://www.benpearce.com/

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