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An analysis and review of robot magic shows

  • National Taiwan Normal University, 106, Heping E. Road, Sec. 1, Taipei City, 10610, Taiwan

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  • Abstract: The field of humanoid robotics is constantly evolving, with new advances creating exciting opportunities for research and development. Especially in the entertainment area, robotics applications show significant growth potential. To guide and track the progress of robotics research, good benchmark problems are crucial, but especially investigating human–robot interaction capabilities is difficult. This paper examines robot magic shows as a benchmark and research direction for entertainer robots and discusses flexible and versatile system architectures for robot magicians in the humanoid robot application challenge competition since 2017. The goal is a detailed analysis of magic tricks and magician robots presented in front of audiences. This paper reviews the hardware components and examines the robot platforms of participating teams in the robot magic show, the types of magic performances, the magic tricks and tools, the algorithms for the magic tricks, and the framework for humanoid robots. By providing a comprehensive analysis of these elements, we can gain insight into the capabilities of advanced humanoid robots for high-performance magic tricks. In conclusion, this paper highlights the exciting potential of humanoid robotics and entertainment fusion. In addition, we analyze the use of humanoid robots in magic shows, presenting the industrial potential of entertainer robots.
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    Jeehyun Yang, Jaesik Jeong, Jacky Baltes. 2023. An analysis and review of robot magic shows. The Knowledge Engineering Review 38(1), doi: 10.1017/S0269888923000061
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An analysis and review of robot magic shows

  • National Taiwan Normal University, 106, Heping E. Road, Sec. 1, Taipei City, 10610, Taiwan

  • Received: 27 June 2022
  • Revised: 11 April 2023
  • Accepted: 25 April 2023
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Abstract: Abstract: The field of humanoid robotics is constantly evolving, with new advances creating exciting opportunities for research and development. Especially in the entertainment area, robotics applications show significant growth potential. To guide and track the progress of robotics research, good benchmark problems are crucial, but especially investigating human–robot interaction capabilities is difficult. This paper examines robot magic shows as a benchmark and research direction for entertainer robots and discusses flexible and versatile system architectures for robot magicians in the humanoid robot application challenge competition since 2017. The goal is a detailed analysis of magic tricks and magician robots presented in front of audiences. This paper reviews the hardware components and examines the robot platforms of participating teams in the robot magic show, the types of magic performances, the magic tricks and tools, the algorithms for the magic tricks, and the framework for humanoid robots. By providing a comprehensive analysis of these elements, we can gain insight into the capabilities of advanced humanoid robots for high-performance magic tricks. In conclusion, this paper highlights the exciting potential of humanoid robotics and entertainment fusion. In addition, we analyze the use of humanoid robots in magic shows, presenting the industrial potential of entertainer robots.

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    • This work was financially supported by the ‘Chinese Language and Technology Center’ of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, under Grants no. MOST 111-2918-I-003-003-, MOST 110-2923-E-003-001-MY3, and MOST 110-2221-E-003-023. We are grateful to the National Center for High-performance Computing for computer time and facilities to conduct this research.

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