Human–computer research and experimentation lab. LeLamp pre-orders are now open: https://xitter.cf/t.co/Z6B8X8IWhR
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Introducing LeLamp.
An emotional and expressive robot to reshape our attachment to technology.
Pre-orders open now (link below).
Human Computer Lab retweeted
I don’t understand why no one is building dishwashers and laundry machines from scratch instead of building humanoids that operate those machines
Human Computer Lab retweeted
Had a great time building LeLamp from @humancomplab last night!
Super cool robot and fun kit experience. If you guys haven’t seen it already you should check it out.
P.S. @SarkaryShahvir I’d love to pilot 🙏
Human Computer Lab retweeted
Last night, we closed off Symposium week by bringing the Pixar lamp to life.
Akatos guest @SarkaryShahvir and the @humancomplab team assembled and tested LeLamps at our house.
Waterloo, Socratica, and the world…
what a week, thank you for everything.
Last night the @summerhacksca team hosted their Symposium afterparty
@nomnomburger_ and team turned @akatoshouse into a beautiful lounge filled with good vibes
Human Computer Lab retweeted
we cooked and thank you everyone who came to make this special and to my whole team that pushed extremely hard for us to bring them to life
Human Computer Lab retweeted
easily the coolest thing at socratica
shoutout LeLamp from @SarkaryShahvir and @humancomplab
boing boing boing...
To build an animated robot that's full of life, we are trying to understand how springiness and damping can be invoked on our robot (ex. when you touch it to say hello!).
Some early examples of how we are using current control to do this @humancomplab
we briefly turned into a game studio!
robots and games have not crossed paths - so we ran an experiment where LeLamp became the controller to play a simple version of space invaders
we map the motor position to the 3d environment and use mechanics that already exist to do things like reloading
@humancomplab
Human Computer Lab retweeted
would you like a hat?
Robotics is hard. Things are always breaking. Like a living thing that refuses to behave.
It’s a systems problem. You’re making mechanics, electronics, firmware, software, motion, power, heat, etc. orchestrate together at an abstraction which should feel natural for human interaction .
Despite that, it is deeply rewarding and the mission becomes clearer - to make something truthful, sincere and masterful.
Building with these principles as mental model has helped me evolve both as a builder and human.
At @humancomplab I'm bringing artists, animators and engineers to understand how can we reshape our attachment to technology.
Pilots for LeLamp will start in 2026. Some things will break as most hardware does in its early days, but it will be the glimpse of a world where magic can exist as I always imagined it to.
Human Computer Lab retweeted
Robotics is hard. Things are always breaking. Like a living thing that refuses to behave.
It’s a systems problem. You’re making mechanics, electronics, firmware, software, motion, power, heat, etc. orchestrate together at an abstraction which should feel natural for human interaction .
Despite that, it is deeply rewarding and the mission becomes clearer - to make something truthful, sincere and masterful.
Building with these principles as mental model has helped me evolve both as a builder and human.
At @humancomplab I'm bringing artists, animators and engineers to understand how can we reshape our attachment to technology.
Pilots for LeLamp will start in 2026. Some things will break as most hardware does in its early days, but it will be the glimpse of a world where magic can exist as I always imagined it to.
Human Computer Lab retweeted
@tbpn featured LeLamp!
also $50 is the pre-order deposit, full price will be ~$399. Stripe defaults to hide the description, especially on mobile. I have edited our order title so there is no confusion for anyone ordering LeLamp.
Human Computer Lab retweeted
Today we are opensourcing a new design for LeLamp.
We made a video explaining our process. From sketch to simulation in 14 days.
There will be more updates in the coming weeks. We are constantly iterating and aiming to create the best experience for building expressive robots.
Join our discord for realtime updates: discord.gg/wVF99EtRzg
Contribute to our github: github.com/humancomputerlab/…
Preorder the kit: forms.gle/dsFxLD3oC1F99JMU6
Do you want LeLamp to be sassy or joyful?
For the past 3 weeks, we have been building a real life Pixar lamp.
After receiving a lot of questions from the community, I decided to make a brief video explaining the entire process behind LeLamp, from design to simulation.
If you have any question, feel free to hit me up on X or over our Discord: discord.gg/727JXBt8Zt