In partnership with Michel Courtemanche and Yves Sheriff (Casting & Performance Team) of Cirque du Soleil, we explored the idea of designing a comic number with industrial robots. The actor and famous comedian, lent himself readily to the game and developed a skit where he plays the technician. A technician who thinks is in control of the two robots…
Cirque du Soleil and Fanuc Robotics explored the idea of designing a comic number with industrial robots. Michel Courtemanche, the actor and famous comedian, lent himself readily to the game and developed a skit where he plays the technician. A technician who thinks is in control of the two robots, but to his ignorance is being played. This exercise demonstrates the possible interactions between a human and robots, for entertainment purposes. All the movements – particularly comic timing – had to be programmed in advance, to give the illusion of improvised gestures. By combining live programming and remote control, we can imagine what will be possible with robots on stage, able to respond directly to the crowd, to our delight.
{ SOURCE: Cirque du Soleil | https://youtu.be/3hfv4LOvAQo }
