Final Posters: Robot Equal Rights Movement

I ended up creating 4 posters, 2 in support of robot equal rights and 2 against. For the against posters I chose one from an extreme religious point of view and one from a generally moral point of view. The posters in support of robot rights come from what I imagined both Pepper and Palro's point of views would be, attempting make the viewer sympathise. I kept the graphic elements simplistic and used bold slogans to represent the general stylistic choices seen in most propaganda posters. In the 'God's Children' poster I used a popular technique I found when looking at propaganda posters, which is trying to insight fear and paranoia.

Robot equal rights posters process

I played around with the posters to try to give them a dated look. I wanted the robot revolution to seem like a past historical event and relate to the civil rights movement to make it seem more relevant.

Final Project Sketches: Robot Equal Rights

Sketches of ideas and layouts for robot equal rights posters. I wanted the posters to be both pro and anti robot rights. The posters for my final project will include cute Japanese robots on posters about equality, as well as anti robot posters.

Palro robot

Palro robot now speaks English 2011

Palro is a companion robot created by Fuji Soft. Something notable about Palro its ability to picture its surroundings and avoid obstacles. It's body can move a lot more than Pepper's, however as far as conversations go it's not quite as advanced.

Pepper the Robot

Interview with Pepper the robot 2014. 

 ‘Pepper’ was created by SoftBank, a Japanese telecommunication and internet corporation. Pepper can be found at SoftBank and other stores in Japan, greeting and informing customers. The most interesting thing about Pepper is his ability to perceive emotion and adapt accordingly. Seeing Pepper interact is fascinating! The way he banters and jokes with the person interviewing him felt very natural and the conversation flowed reasonably well.