Designing Sound for Robots: An In-depth Guide to Great Robot Sound Design

McGregor, Iain

Abstract

From robotic lawnmowers and autonomous vacuum cleaners, to interactive toys and personal assistants, robots are becoming an ever-growing part of our personal and professional lives - and what they sound like has a profound impact on how we perceive, understand and use them.

In this in-depth guide, Dr Iain McGregor - Programme Leader for the online MSc in Sound design at Edinburgh Napier University - explores the opportunities, considerations and challenges we face when thinking about and designing sound for robots:

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Publication Date: May 23, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 10, 2021
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811181