How to Train Your Drone

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​How do we understand the machines in our lives? How do we come to appreciate them? How do they become meaningful to us?

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I designed three different drones and paired them up with three housemates. Each housemate taught their drone to fly by guiding it with their hands. After one month, four specialised drone-pilot pairings developed. Each with their own unique set of capabilities and limitations. This project was conducted at the VX Lab and with the Interaction Design Team at KTH.

 

Publications:

• Articulating Mechanical Sympathy for Somaesthetic Human-Machine Relations. 🏆 [download pdf]

• ​How to Train Your Drone - Exploring the umwelt as a design metaphor for human-drone interaction. [download pdf]