Guy Hoffman took animation classes, and applied some of what he learned to robotics. Here's his Ted talk:
http://on.ted.com/Hoffman
And I think more people involved in mechanical design should do the same. The gestures he built into his robots make a lot of difference.
Art is important, in every walk of life.
animation for robots
animation for robots
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Heaven forbid that an animator might be 'strange'
Heaven forbid that an animator might be 'strange'