What Do Robots Sound Like?

Dr Iain McGregor - HRI, Uncanny valley, Dynamic communication


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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 Dr Iain McGregor, an Associate Professor of sound design at Edinburgh’s Napier University.


Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/driainmcgregor


Link to Dr McGregor’s survey “What's in a name? Human-Robot Interaction” Please fill it out if you're interested.

https://survey.napier.ac.uk/TakeSurveyPage.aspx?s=b0311e403a7c405f8e56d34f1b538981&tsid=064aa7b448124d29b481d09a546edd60&c=en-GB


Dr McGregor’s article on robotics sound design

https://www.asoundeffect.com/robot-sound-design/


Moxi hospital robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLY3XxLtkng


Audio watermarking in advertising

https://medium.com/intrasonics/can-audio-watermarked-connected-ads-reverse-the-drop-in-tv-ad-spend-and-help-save-commercial-tv-8df06fa3a94b


Boston dynamics robot “abuse” testing videos *trigger warning*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuA50H9uek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR5Z6AoMh6U


Boston dynamics spot with ChatGPT integration: https://youtu.be/djzOBZUFzTw?si=eK3nc0u-G3PRu66V


***SPECIAL THANKS***

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

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

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What Do Robots Sound Like?By Ali Tocher