Friday, April 11, 2014

4th Grade - Spring Break 2014 - Pinokio

We live in interesting times. Technology is all around us. Some technology is passive, meaning it only does what we make it do. Other technology works on it's own...



Can technology talk to you? Can technology play along? The robots of the movies, are they possible in today's technology filled world?



Watch this video and answer the questions below:





Pinokio from adambd on Vimeo.

Here is information about the Lamp from the creators of the video:
Pinokio is an exploration into the expressive and behavioural potentials of robotic computing. Customized computer code and electronic circuit design imbues Pinokio with the ability to be aware of its environment, especially people, and to expresses a dynamic range of behaviour. As it negotiates its world, we the human audience can see that Lamp shares many traits possessed by animals, generating a range of emotional sympathies. In the end we may ask: Is Pinokio only a lamp? – a useful machine? Perhaps we should put the book aside and meet a new friend.


Your assignment:


Watch the video and read the quote from the creators. Post a comment in paragraph form with your thoughts on what you saw and read. Keep these questions in mind:

  • Did you ever think a robotic lamp was possible to make?
  • Now that you've seen one are there other objects you think can be made to move and interact with people?
  • Does this mean we'll have full robots soon?
  • Over all, what are your thoughts & reactions to this video and the description from the creators?
  • Can you think of any other every-day objects that have been changed or upgraded with technology?



Please post your comments in full and complete sentences with proper grammar, spelling & punctuation.

Have a great Spring Break!



Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment.

111 comments:

Tess N.R. said...

Technology is amazing these days. Basically EVERYTHING is possible so I was not that surprised by a robotic lamp. After I watched this video I became sure that if a lamp can be humanlike so can all objects . We are super close to making full robots based of the amazing robots we have built so far . Over all I think Pinokio is super cute and a good friend. Tech has changed over the years (EX.: landlines to cell phones and car keys to automatic lock car keys).

Yasnil S. said...

I did not think a robotic lamp was possible to make. I think there are more objects like this lamp like a computer. I think it does mean we'll have full robots soon. I think the video was pretty cool. Maybe a t.v or a phone can be upgraded or changed with technology.

Annie M said...

I didn't think that a robotic lamp was possible to make, but if I had herd about it it would seem pretty possible to me. I can't think of anything that has been made to interact with people, but I think ovens might in the future have a sense to know what temperature to be at. I have always thought that in 50 years everyone will have they're own robot. Watching this video has made me more confident about it. The typewriter has been upgraded to a computer, and a ice box gas been upgraded to a refrigerator. A motorboat has been upgraded to a cruse ship. A radio has been upgraded to a TV.

Jeremiah C. said...


Did you ever think a robotic lamp was possible to make?

Yes, I think it is possible. With new tech in recent years, I have almost always thought that something like that is possible.
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Now that you've seen one are there other objects you think can be made to move and interact with people?

I think almost everything could be made so it could interact with people-- even the light shining in my house right now!
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Does this mean we'll have full robots soon?

Yes, most likely it will happen within the next 10 to 20 years.
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Over all, what are your thoughts & reactions to this video and the description from the creators?

I think the robot was cool. They put a lot of work into it clearly and I really like that. I do think this video has something to do with the concept "information wants to be free." The face and web cams are a slight bit creepy to me to for private personal reasons.
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Can you think of any other every-day objects that have been changed or upgraded with technology?

Well, after a few minutes of thinking the first thing that comes to mind is a TV, then a stove or oven, which have both been modified over the years to become better products and more efficient tools.
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Thank you,
Jeremiah C.

Monica W said...

1: I think it would be possible to make because there was so much technology made in the past that it would be possible.
2: I think EVERYTHING now can be made to interact with people since a robotic lamp could
3:Yes we will have full robots soon maybe in 9-10 years
4: I think everything was amazing from the video. A interacting robot will make me speechless .
5: With everyday things everything can be upgraded with technology. For instance a foldable chair for camping, a oven, and a computer.

julian L. said...

1. I did not think that something like a robotic lamp was possible.
2. Now that I have seen one robotic thing I think there will be tons more.
3. I am not sure this will lead to full robots. My idea of a full robot would be Muthr from "The Search for WondLa". She was made to think for herself.She looked almost human.
4.I totally loved the video but the creators' description was really confusing to me but oh well.
5. Another everyday thing that was upgraded is a ice box to a fridge.

GraceL. said...

I never thought a robotic lamp was possible to make. It is just a regular object. I think one item that can be interacted with people is a lamp.You can tell it to vacuum or on and off commands with your voice control. I don't think it means we will have full robots soon but I do think they are possible to make. My thought to the video is it is very cool. I think it is cool because the machine can detect people and put itself on. It can also play around with humans. My reaction to the video was the same as my thought. I was surprised that someone could make a robotic lamp. The description of Pinokio was very cool. The way they use the words is very cool. Some things that have changed are the landlines phones to touch screen phones, also typewriters to computers etc.

Angel S said...

I like techology because it could help us for the future

Amelia R. said...

I have thought that it was possible to make a robotic lamp I just never thought someone would do it. I think that an object that could be 'alive' would be a speaker/amp. I do think there soon maybe a store with robots but not robots living a regular humans life. The video looked awesome! I would love to have a robot like that I think it would be cool. An every day object that should be changed by technology would be a tooth brush it would be cool yet kind of weird.

William L said...

I never thought a robotic lamp was ever possible to create. I think that now that I have seen the video, I think that other objects like printers or cars can be made to move and interact.. I think that this means that we will have full robots soon and they will take over the world. I thought the video was cool and it was cool that they had built a robot out of a lamp.I can think of phones and a couple of other things like TVs that have been changed with technology of today.

Esha C. said...


Yes, I think a robotic lamp is possible to make. Anything is possible to be made robotic in the future. Yes it is possible we will have full robotics in the next 50 years. I think the video was awesome and the robotic lamp was cool! Some everyday objects that have been changed or upgraded with technology are Tvs, cell phones,and fans.

Isabella B. said...

1.I never thought a robotic lamp could be possible to make.It never came to me and smacked me until I saw this video that humans can make a lamp move on its own.
2.Right now I just think that over many of years everything will be abel to move with people.
3.I belive so.
4.At first I didn't belive that a lamp can move,but at the end I belived that Pinokio can be like;and is like a robotic friend.
5.A radio to TV,and I'm sure that phones and cars and computers and maybe even cars will and are upgraded with technology.

AidanA said...

It didnt really suprise me that a robotic lamp was possible to make. Because we have been coming out with sooo many things we havent had about 50 years ago.I think they might be able to interacte with people but im no 100 precent sure. Yes I think we might have full robots now. I thought it was wierd how Ponokio would turn itelf back on aalso it was cool how it behaved like a animal. Some objects are typriters to computers or radios to T.Vs.

Andrew.J said...

Not really I thought that a robotic lamp was possible. I think no I thought about for a long time but no,I could think anything that can be move. Yes because nothing is in-possible. Saying that yes you can full robots. I fell like that was cool and crazy. Again no think of one!

Amarya LM said...

I think something like that would be possible to make some day, but this is the first time I've seen one.
I think that someday they can come up with a life-sized robotic dog. That can react to human actions, and can wag it's tail ,and do everything a real dog can do, but doesn't need to be fed.
I think that soon there will be life-sized robots. I I was told that there are robot dinosaurs at a zoo. You can go on rides with the dinosaurs pulling you in carriages.
I think this video was really cool, in my opinion the robot was symbolizing a little kid. Also, I think that the lamp was kind of cute.
On way I can think about our lives being upgraded by technology was when "Google Glasses" came out. Google Glasses are glasses that follow commands and projects a screen in front of you so you have internet on the go. I once even got to try a pair of Google Glasses on, they were cool. That is what I thought about this video.

Mya H said...

I didn't think that it was possible to make a robotic lamp.
But until I saw this video it really inspired me that a real scientist could actually build one. Yes, Iv seen two videos one was called IOTthing and the other was called Drops. That's the two objects that interacts me and it maybe will interact people too the way it interacts me. I don't really think that we will have full robots soon. I also don't think that robots are real. Are they real? or not? Do you think they're real? Well I thought the video I watched was really inspiring to me it might have inspired other people too. I think that the people will react surprised to see the Pinokio video. I also think the creators did a great job creating this video. There are some objects that are created with technology like typewriters and computers.

Eve N. said...

I usally dont think about building robots especially lamp robots. Now that ive seen one i know it is possible to make. Now that one robot is made others might be made to. That does mean we will have full robots later on. I thought that was pretty awesome. Robots are very interesting and fun. I cant think of any other upgraded technolgy like pinokio.thatis all of my thoughts about the video.

Porter. F said...

Yes, I thought a robotic lamp was possible to make. I think you could add a motion sensor to an air conditioner so when you walk into a room it turns on.

IshanB said...

I never thought a robotic lamp. But, if I had thought of it, I would think it is possible. After all, we have sensors to open doors, mars rovers and stuff like that. Now that I have seen pinokio I think that many things could interact with humans. For intance, maybe when you say "open" a window will open. I have always dreamed of real robots. Now that technology is booming I think they will come in the next 20 or 30 years. In the video I thought it was cool how they showed parts of it from the robots point of view. People are doing so many things to regular stuff. Books, for example have been put on kindles. Candles to lightbulbs. Letters to texts,e-mails and phones. TECHNOLOGY RULES!

MatthewW said...

I did think that a robotic lamp was possible to make. I do think other objects can be made to move an interact with people. But, not all objects have the right structure to be made to move. I think humans will prefer smaller robots that do not get in the way to bigger robots. I am surprised the creators could get the computing to do all that stuff in the lamp without adding extra space to it. It did kind of remind me of an animal: seeking attention one minute, and doing it's own thing the next. One thing I think can be upgraded with technology would be a refigerator that told you what it had inside of it.

HandiR said...

Its really possible to make a robotic lamp wow. Yes there can more things like that to help people in the future. I think we will have these things soon. It says that some things are not simple to make. I think some of the things can be upgraded to the things we have right now.

SophiaH. said...

I never really thought about a robotic lamp but now that I do I think its possible. Now that I've seen one I do think there are other objects that can move and are able to interact with people, such as Siri on the iPad and iPhone and google glasses. This does mean that we will have robots because we already have very few experimental robots now. My thoughts and reactions on this video are that its cool that a lamp robot was created and that we already have few robots now. There are many objects that have been upgraded with technology such as,cellphones,computers etc.

Solvej L said...

I never really thought about a robotic lamp, mostly stuff like "real" robots, I guess. But now that I have a robotic lamp in my mind, I'm pretty sure I would have thought it was possible with all this new technology. I think that chairs should be made to interact with people like Pinokio did. It would be... interesting to have a chair walking around your house and picking you up to get to dinner-well, maybe not that yet, but chairs I think would be able to be made to do stuff like Pinokio. I guess it could mean we will have full robots soon, because Pinokio is sort of like proof that they really can be programmed to interact with people and do those kinds of things and even have "feelings" like curiosity like Pinokio had. I thought Pinokio was pretty funny and even cute. He was curious, liked attention, and it was funny how he didn't like to be shut off. I don't know if I'd think of him as really a computer, sort of like an alien that wants to know more. Technology is growing really fast, but I can't think of any every-day objects that have been changed.

Elijah P said...

Yes, I though making a robotic lamp was possible to make.I thought this because I made a robotic arm.I think a backpack with wheels could interact with people.I think this because the wheels could make the robot move.The handle bar could direct the wheels.The top of the bag could be the control pad.This doesn't wee will have full robots soon.I thought the video was amazing because the lamp was very smart.The lamp didn't want to be turned off.The lamp also wants to have attention.I think every day objects can be changed or upgraded with technology.

Eddie R. said...

I think making a robot was impossible until I saw the video.After seeing the robot I would make a toaster as a robot so it could serve you waffles.I think the world would have a lot of robots in the future.I was surprised that the robot liked getting attention and doesn't like sleeping.I think that many technology can be upgraded.

GordonC. said...

Yes I did think a robotic lamp was possible to make. I do also think we could make other things like that. I am not sure about full robots. I really thought the video was very cool. Yes chairs and door locks are things we might make with tech.

FelixG said...

I think that ponokio was really cool and how he can ove all by it's self and he can flik a switch and in sted of a lamp it is accilly a camra. When the person left ponokio was looking around, he loked sad when the person left because he likes attenchen.

JackA said...

I never new a robotic lamp was possible to make. I think it is possible to make so other robotic things like a sink. Since someone has made a robotic lamp I think that there will be full robots. I was really surprised when I saw a robotic lamp.

Ronaldo C. said...

Yes always thought that you could make one but one that can not move. Yes I think a chair can because you can tell it to move up or down, to your command. I don't think that we got full robots. This is lamp a robot has lags, arms, head ECT. I thought it was very cool and interesting. Before there was wooden airplane now there are steel.

KristhalynG said...

I always thought a robotic lamp was possible to make with the amazing technology we have today.I think that more objects can be made to move and interact with people.I think this means we will have full robots soon.Overall,i think that the video was pretty cool. I think maybe a T.V. or a phone can be changed with technology.

Laura DL. said...

I never really thought about it but if I do think it is possible.I also think that other objects could be upgraded to interact with humans, I think that Siri on the iPhone is sort of like a work in progress because she responds to your questions. I don't think that means we will have them soon because we already do it is just not common yet. Over all I thought the video was really cool and amazing. I thought the description was sweet because it was saying that maybe that robotic lamp is more than just a lamp. The pencil sharpener has been changed from a handheld metal tool to a electric plug in sharpener.

CamilaM said...

I thought a robotic lamp would be possible someday. I think that computers, fridges, cars, and other things will be able to interact with humans one day. I think this does mean we will have full robots soon. My thoughts while watching this video were " Wow, that lamp is so smart!" and " I wonder how long it took to build?". I can think of every day objects that have been upgraded. Computers used to be a box with a screen and some pixels. Look at computers now! Another every day object that has been upgraded is the oven. A long time ago, ovens were just holes in the earth with a fire on top. Now ovens are these big metal boxes with timers.

JaslinC said...

No, I would have ever thought that a robotic lamp was possible.Another object that can be invented is a T.V or computer that can interact with humans and can be voice activated. Yes, I do think that man kind will one day invent full robots. This is because technology is out of hands.I thought that the video was very interesting. This is because I have never heard of/seen a robotic lamp. Another ordinary every day object is a new robotic dog or cat that people can just put their phones on and they can then train it and play with it just like a regular dog or cat. These are some things that have been changed and my opinion on things.

Genesis W- M said...

Yes I did think a robotic lamp was possible to make. There are other objects made to interact with people like a light that goes on when you walk into the room etc. I think they still need to keep trying regular objects before robots. I thought it was cool at the beginning but then it started getting boring. I think another everyday object that can be upgraded is a chair.

OliviaT said...

I really didn't think a robotic lamp was possible to make because I only have seen robotic objects in movies. I don't know if other objects could be made and interact with people, but maybe people could make a voice controlled car. This probably dose not mean that now we will have full robots soon because people still have to figure the details for a full robot. I thought the video was amazing because Pinokio is very smart . Pinokio wanted attention . I can think of the I phone because some of them have Siri that talks to you.

MaggieW said...

1. I did not think a robotic lamp was possible to make.
2. I would like to see a chair do the same thing. that would be pretty funny.
3. I am not sure wether this means we will have full robots soon.
4. I think this robot was one of my many dreams come true. I have never really thought that these things would be able to do this.
5.iphones have been upgraded in many ways many times.

VictoriaB said...

No,I didn't know a robotic lamp was possible to make because you would need a lot of pieces, and sometimes it cold not work.

Jayden C said...

Yes! i think robotic lamps are possible.in fact anything is possible as long as you try.yes. theirs this toy dog named zoomer and you do certen things like go to sleep or to play with me.my thought was if the oner turned him off how could he(p) turn himself back on but this was also my reation because he also could turn he turn himself back on! yes.this does mean that we will have robots soon. the i phone changed the fact that you had to go to the post office and send your letter to your friend, instead with i phones you could send a video or picture

Adriel D. said...

I did not know you could make a robotic lamp because there would be a lot of wires which could be dangerous.There could be another object like a TV. This might mean that there would be objects that will be robotic in the future.I think it was great and it could hove more facts about Pinokio. Another thing that can be used in a fight is an automatic bow and arrow.

Francesca C. said...

Before I wached the video, I did think that it would be possible to make a moving robot. Now I know that it is possible to make a moving robot because in the video, there was a robot lamp. Other objectS I would like to see move like the robot lamp would be a chair, a TV, and a table. I think we will have full robots soon because if we can make a robot lamp that has feelings and everything, we can probably make full robots.

Yesenia F. said...

Yes! I think a robotic lamp is possible.If you try your best you can do a robotic lamp.I will say the i phones because you can call at your friends and texts to your friends too. You can move it by carrying it.No because it will be too hard to make. Their are maybe going to be five,three,four,or two.My thought from the video and the creators from the video is how amsome you made the robotic lamp or how you made it move.No because it will be harder too make than a robotic lamp.

Jared S. said...

I did not know it was possible to make a robotic lamp. Yes. Yes. It probably does. I can't really tell. Yes.

Ella O said...

I never thought that a robotic lamp was possible to make, let alone one that has a mind of its own. But I do think that other objects can be made to interact with people. I do think that in the near future we will have robots soon. Well, the way I reacted to the video is that I kept on laughing. The part of the video when the lamp kept turning itself back on was really funny. And I know that the phone was upgraded by technology. Overall I think that the video was funny and creative.

Robert L. said...

Yes. I thought that robotic lamps were possible to make because technology today is very advanced. One object that could be made to move and interact with people is a sink. No, this does not mean that full robots will be made soon. I thought it was boring. One thing that has been changed is phones.

Kingston H. said...

Yes I thought a robotic lamp was possible to make because robots have already been made to help the wounded. Maybe a laundry basket could be a robot and fold the clothes and put them away neatly. We already have full robots helping the wounded so soon we probably will have robots helping everyone. When I first saw the video I was saying in my head this guy is gonna turn on the lamp then the lamp comes to life and I think ROBOT. My thoughts are everyday things make robots to help us. The chair so far has been upgraded to a massage chair

Sabine G. said...

I have never really considered a robot lamp at all. But it doesn't sound impossible, and now someone did it! Seeing the robot lamp I think many more things could be built to interact with humans. Most likely we will have tons of robots like Pinokio, but will probably take at least 20 years of making more and more robots. Overall, I thought Pinokio was really cool and I would get one. Though, the thought of a robot always watching is kind of creepy.

Jackson. B said...

I thought anything was possible with tech nowadays. I think coat hooks would take off your hat and coat in the future. We will probably have full robots in 20-30 years. The creators defintely put a lot of work into Pinokio.
Towels to hairdriers, candles to lightbulbs and many others.

Jacob Z. said...

I didn't think a robotic lamp was possible because I didn't think we had the Technology to make one. Now that I've seen a robotic lamp I say yes because on television I see this robotic dog named zoomer and it doses everything a dog con do. I think the creators did a amazing job with the robotic lamp. I think a XBOX360 can have bad guys coming out of the television and fighting you

AmmyS. said...

1.I never thought that a robotic lamp was possible to make
2.I think everything now can be made to interact with people since a robotic lamp could.
3. Since I saw one robotic thing that could mean that in the future there will be more robotic things.
4.I think that this video was amazing.
5.One thing that has changed is phones during the year

WyattR said...

1. I never really thought about it much before, but if I did I would assume it be possible by 2017.
2. I think that if you do one thing than I think you could do it with others, too.
3. I think we will have full robots at some point but not soon.
4. It is cool that they made a lamp actually have personality and different traits. I think that it should be done with more things.
5. A typewriter was upgraded to a computer, a radio was upgraded to TV, and an arcade console was upgraded to a home console.

Qies M said...

1.As a matter of fact I never knew it was possible to make a lamp robot.
2.Well maybe a lamp or a pen.
3.If people get interested maybe we will have robots later on.
4.My overall thought was that the video was very intriguing.
5.One every day object is a cell phone. In this case iPhone's.

GandenF said...

I thought it could happen. People can make tons of stuff . Yes, I think it can happen. We already have full robots. I thought it was great, it was cool to see a robot that was on something we use. The robot world cup. They should update it every day.

Ella.F said...

Well I never really thought about ,but I guess it is possible.and I think that if that one was able to be made coppies and others can also be made.Also we already have full robots so yes.overall I thought the video was clever and very interesting.and I was thinking and one object that throughout years of technology it has ivolved and that would be the I-phone since there are so many models of the original I-phone.

Dov. A said...

I always thought you could make a everyday thing into something that knew its surroundings. I think many objects can be made to know its surroundings, in fact there already has been stuff that uses that technology. I think this video reminds us, what technology really can do. technology that has already changed with technology is for a example, a home. Now almost all homes have a computer or a tablet, and internet to connect it to. There are now smart homes where you can control everything down to the shower, with a phone or tablet. Just ten years ago that was just a fantasy, that we never thought possible. And this video reminds us what we can do, and this is more than just some fantasy we thought up. -Dov. A

Erik N said...

Yes I did think it was possible to make a lamp robot.

I think that a computer could be made to interact with people, such as you could say a web site address and the computer would go to that website.

Yes this probably does mean that we will have full robots soon.

I think the idea of a "human like" lamp is cool and the video was awesome. Plus I liked that the robot turned himself back on.

Some ordinary things have been upgraded by technology, such as a typewriter that has been upgraded into a computer and a radio that has been upgraded into a TV.

Josh C. said...

1. I have thought that making regular objects into robots was possible, but I never thought of a robot lamp.
2. I think that a robot boom box would be cool if it followed you around because you'd always be listening to music.
3. I don't know if we'll have robots soon. I hope so.
4. I think the robot was really cute, interesting and only slightly annoying. If Pinokio really does have it's own behavior I want it, but I would always feel really guilty whenever I turn him off.
5. One "everyday object" that has been changed with technology is a car. I heard that scientists made a car that you don't have to drive and it apparently doesn't crash that often.

Amjad R. said...

Yes, I actually do think a robotic lamp is possible to make. Yes I do think other objects can be made to move and interact with people. Maybe, I do think robots will soon be made but maybe some time in 2025 or 2030. Over all I think the video was cool and the robot was ok, it probably took a while to built it and it also was very hard work. Yes, the radio has been upgraded to a T.V, type writer to computer, candles to lamps.

Gavin k said...

I didn't think that making lamps could also be robotic.
Now that I'v seen that video I think that computer and furniture can move and interact with people
Maybe if people have the tech and the brains.
I only had one thought... WoW my thought were wow!
I can only think of one and that is toothbrushie.

Amelia Z. said...

No,I never really thought about a lamp. once I thought about a robotic chair. If more and more people think up ideas than maybe we will have full robots soon. Over all, my thoughts are that I would never come up with an idea like this. Also I thought that the video was very interesting to watch. One everyday object that has been upgraded with technology is a TV. That its my answer to the questions.

DanielT said...

I think a robotic lamp would be possible to make because all the new technology was made.
Maybe things like computers and phones can be upgraded to move and interact.
I don't think we'll have robots soon because you would have to build a whole robot. It's not the same as upgrading a lamp.
I thought the video was cool. I think the creator's description was smart to make it sound like Pinokio has a personality.
As I said, phones and computers have been up grade over the years.

Isabella S. said...

I did not think a robotic lamp was possible to make. There are other other objects I think can be made to move and interact with people. This does not mean we'll have full robots soon. Over all my thoughts and reactions to the video and the description from the creators is I thought it was cool but I don't know if I'd want one. I can't think of any other objects that have been changed or upgraded with technology.

Sebastian. W said...

I never thought a robotic lamp was possible. I think other objects can be made to move. For example, a computer or a car. We might have full robots in 20-30 years. I think my reaction was it was cool because I have never seen robots. My thoughts were it was great to experience. A ice box has been upgraded to a refrigerator, a camera has been upgraded to a digital camera.

Luke.P said...

Are robotic lamps possible? Yes, because I saw this video a year ago.

Yes, it seems like there are already many devices that respond to my movements.

How soon is soon? It could be 10 or 15 years from now for all I know. I know engineers are working hard on it for example I saw a video of scientists creating a robot that acts like a person's emotions.

I thought the video was pretty cool because the robot lamp had artificial intelligence and didn't want to be turned off.

Objects that have been upgraded over the years are television, telephones, doors, cars, and computers for sure.

Leola B. said...

Ido think a robotic lamp could be possible to make. Except it would take along time to make and a lot of work.I think a dishwasher should be a robot because you could talk to it and command it to clean dishes.I don't think we will have robots soon i think we will have them for centuries. I think the robot was stubborn so i would just get annoyed.But overall i liked this video.Candles changed to lamps feather quills to pens and regular TV to a flat screenTV.

Calvin R. said...

1: Yes I did.
2: Well, there are no real answers but I guess so, I'm thinking a TV. Gaming systems have already done this, but what if we could use it on TVs?
3: Yes, this is basically just a starting point.
4: I want to say, this could've taken them really long, and I am very surprised that this could actually happen, especially putting a webcam into a lamp.
5: A computer could, like whip up all sorts of molecules together to create something, so you don't have to get delivery off of Fresh Direct or something and wait a day or two, it's just right there. And you open a slot, take your stuff out, and if it's not finished, you wait a minute, and take stuff out again.

Haskell A. said...

I never thought that someone could make a robot lamp. I never even thought about a robot lamp! Maybe doors and sinks can be made into robots. This does not mean we are going to have full robots soon. I bet it took a long time to make that one robot! My thoughts about this video were that that robot is very cool and awesome.i was very surprised about what that video could do. Another everyday object is a pencil.

Ysabel P said...

Yes I did think a robotic lamp was possible to build.i think in the future computers and phones might interact with people.I do no think we'll have full robots soon, it might take another century.over all, my thoughts about this video and decription is that I think it is is cool how the lamp had feelings like how he wanted more attention or he refused to go to sleep.

Cooper G. said...

At first I didn't think that a robotic lamp could be made because I didn't think that they could get the lamp to see. Now that I see that its possible, I think there could be other objects to make another robotic.
I think there could be full robots now. I thought the video was very cool and interesting, One thing that has been upgraded is the computer. It was typewriter to modern computers.

Sophia E said...

No, I never thought a robotic lamp was possible to make. Yes, I think other robotic things could be made now that I've seen this video. I think sometime in the future there will be full robots in the world. When I saw this video I was amazed to find out that people have actually found the technology to build a robotic lamp. I think a TV can be upgraded with technology. I also think a phone and computer can be upgraded with technology.

Cloe I said...

No. I never thought it was possible to make a robotic lamp. Yes. Now that i have seen one i do think there are more objects that can interact with people. We're probably not going to have full robots soon because it would probably take a long time.

Astrid G said...

When I started to see the lamp move I was very amazed.I never thought a robotic lamp was ever gonna be made.I bileive there will be more inventions made like this now that I've seen pinkio.Now that pinkio has been made I think that there will be full robots soon.Once I saw the whole video I thought how do people make this.If a robotic lamp can be made can a robotic remote be made to.Maybe we will see it in the future.

Aiden N. said...


I do think the robotic lamp is possibible to make because technology these days is very advance. I think there in the future we will have more than robotic hands. the robotic hand can open the door when you press a button. i believe we will have full robots soon if we don't already have them. I don't have any thoughts about the video.I cant think of anything that have been chage or upgraded.

Jack W said...

I never though a robot lamp would actually exist. I also thought no one would ever make one.Yes I think there could be more things like computers that can be made to interact with people. However I don’t think there will be full robots until 2020.I thought it was amazing to see a real robot. I was a little freaked out. I could only think of one every-day object that has been upgraded with technology: battle ships.

nicholas M said...

I didn't think it was possible to make a robot like that. I think another interesting object to become a robot is a mirror. I think that would be cool because a mirror robot would help with fashion.

I don't think we will have full robots yet in our world. I think Pinokio was like a child because he did not want to go to sleep.

The video was interesting because Pinokio was playing with a person. I thought it was cool that a robot could play.

Some every-day objects that have been upgraded with technology are cars, phones,and computers.

Bruno N.R. said...

Before I watched this video I thought a robotic lamp was possible to make for a lot of reasons. One is our high tech already achived. When you think about touchphones, you will probably realize they crammed 60 gigabites in the iPhone5. I have read about one and I saw one at the MIT museum, so I think it is possible. I think this means that soon we will have full, human smart robots soon, although that might mean world domination. I think the video was awesome. A lot of things were upgraded by tech.
EX:
typewriters-computers
hang gliders-planes
etc...

Otto S. said...

I never thought of robotic lamps before, but now that you mention it, no. There might be other things that objects can interact with people, but I can't think of them. If we can make moving arms from the lamp, I'm pretty sure that at least 10 years from now, people might have a robot getting the door for them. My reactions to the creators, is that I am amazed(if they made Pinokio) to let us know that full robots are possible. Other every-day object that have been upgraded like Pinokio is the phone. Now, instead of just phone calls, you can play games and watch movies.

Caleb C. said...

No I did not think that a robotic lamp was possible to make but now I guess i do.
I think that other objects can but im not sure what that object would be.
I dont think we will have full robots soon, but we have discovered the first step of robots.
Well to be honest i didnt really injoy the video but the description is convinsing.
yes i can thnik of everyday objects changed by tech like,
sending messages,
telling time,
and books.

SylvieG said...

I guess I did think a robotic lamp was possible I just never thought about someone actually creating one. I think lots of objects besides lamps can be made to interact with humans, though Im not sure about full robots. One thing that has been upgraded with technology are computers. they used to be typewriters. Overall, I thought that this video was rally cool.

Elijah F. said...

Yes I did think a robotic lamp was possible to make. Yes I even know some like a robotic dog that acts like a real one. No not but it means were getting closer. I don't like the idea that much I think the least it could do is tun on, its a lamp it should produce light so the creators idea is one I am not fond of. bringing it back to the robot dogs, dogs have been changed and upgraded using technology.

ThomasW said...

Honestly I did think it was possible to create a robot lamp that interacted with humans,
Because some people made a full replica of wallE
The robot.
However I did not think people would make something like that in this genoraration because to me, it's sort of a futuristic thing.
Honestly I thought the video was terrible
Atleast they could show us how it interacts with humans,
Instead of making video that didn't do anything, it was
Basically a picture!

Nora C. said...

I have never really thought about making a robotic lamp, But now that I have seen one I think that next there should be robotic plant pots (they would water and weed themselves). I have heard on radio stations that there are already robots, so I guess there will only be more. In all, I thought that the video was VERY interesting, especially when the creators said that Pinokio likes attention, I mean who knew that robots could like anything, or even have opinions? I can only think of one every-day thing that has been upgraded with technology, and that is the toothbrush. I doubt that toothbrushes vibrated when you pushed a button 70 years ago.

Ernest B said...

Ernest B

I had no idea that some one can make a robot lamp.
I think they can move and interact because they got this far.
I think this does mean there will be full robots.
I one of my thoughts are that the robots might have a glitch in the system and the robots will go crazy.
I cant think of any objects.

Gio L. said...

I do think its possible to make a robotic lamp and i believed it before i watched the video. I think a toy person can be made to be a toy robot, and a car could be made to respond to anything you say. In 20 years i think full robots could be made. I think it was pretty cool that the creators made a robotic lamp. it was interesting because it can see and hear things. And it did not want to turn off. There are a lot of things upgraded by technology, like phones, computers, tvs, ovens, and even my refrigerator has a chip in it.

Daniel S.-H. said...

I've seen a robot lamp in the Pixar logo, but I never thought it can be real. Yes, there could probably be more artificial intelligences that can interact with people. Actually, I don’t believe there will be mega-upgraded technology like full robots and flying cars until the year 2020. It was really cool to see an actual robot. I was amazed. I can only think of one nowadays object that has been upgraded with new tech: light. At first, humans just used sunlight for light, and had no light at night. Then, we used candles. There is a conflict with this because a candle can be blown out by a fierce wind or knocked down and set a house on fire. Nowadays, there's the lightbulb, which I think is perfect except one thing: it can easily pop. I think in 2020 there will be such a thing as an ever lasting lightbulb.

Wesley C. said...


I wasn't surprised when I saw Pinokio because I've seen a robot snake that does whatever you tell it to do. I think that robots that are sort of like servants might interact with people. We might have full robots in a few of decades. I thought that Pinokio looked really cool because of how it was really interested in what the man was doing. The really cool part that I liked was how the creators of Pinokio gave him a "brain." He really didn't want to get turned off. Refrigerators and ovens use technology to help us with our food.

HazelB said...

For the technology we have today, i did think we would have a robotic lamp.We have a logo robot that can solve a Rubiks cube. Its record is like 3 seconds! If we have that, i think we would have a robotic lamp. For me i do not think we will have robots soon. I think we will have them in like 15 years. That is not soon! I think toasters or microwaves will be upgraded some day.

Gabrielle.M said...

I thought it was possible to make a robotic lamp.I think many objects could be able to move and interact with people for example a printer!I think that it could be possible that this could lead to a full on robot.I thought the video was great!It was something i never would have thought of!An every day object hat could be changed or improved could be a phone.

JasmineD said...

No, I didn't think it was possible until I saw this video.

Yes, things like a duster that will clean every room at my command, a TV that will help you choose a program that you would like to watch that sounds nice.

Yes, probably by the time I grow up.

I thought the lamp was cool and fun to have.

I thought that it was funny when Pinokio didn't want to go to sleep but I also thought it was a little weird.

Phones, computers, Wii and XBox have seen a lot of changes.

Margo V. said...

-yes (so is anything and everything)

-yes

-yes we already do, for example: IRIS, MARK-5, and ASIMO

-cool but there are more interesting robots

-phones (siri)

Nathan F said...

I never thought someone could make it. Yes because they can just put wheels on it.
Yes because "The future never rest"! I love how Pinokio actually has feelings and that he reacts to everything you do. A refrigerator has also a table

Elliot H said...

Yes I think a Robotic Lamp would work but it would need a very good mechanic/electronic expert to make it and design it well enough so it could work. Yes maybe a Lego that could fit a camera and that Lego robot would be able to either hear or could tell what your saying from your lips. No because it would need high tech mechanical programs to hear and to sense when some one or something is coming. I think this was an ok video but maybe next time someone makes that kind of video they could add fast motion of them making it so the viewer knows how all the parts were put in. A Lego used to never have a engine/electronic device and now some Legos do and they can move for instance a Lego remote controlled train and a big Lego truck.

Stella M. said...

I did think that a robotic lamp was possible to make. I even thought it was the easiest thing to make. I think that the phone and television will be next to interact with people. I do not think that we will have full robots soon. We do not have that kind of technology yet. I thought that it was very cute that Pinokio did not want to be put to sleep. I think that the description was meaningful because it makes you think should we even be trying to improve robotic friends or should we try to make real friends? I think that the pencil sharpener has improved because it has gone from a hand sharpener to an electrical sharpener.

MaisyB said...

I would think a robotic lamp would be possible to make but I wouldn't think that someone would do it since its not that usual to make.Now that i saw a robot lamp who had a name I think mostly any other object could be made to move and interact with people.I don't think that we will have robots soon or ever.they will probably be only a few of them.
I thought the video was cool how the lamp didn't want to go to sleep and communicated with him. Some every day objects were phones computers ipads cars and a bunch of other things.I liked the video.

Maggie M. said...

1. I never thought about a robotic lamp, so no.
2. A alarm clock should interact with people.
3. I do not think we will have FULL robots soon.
4. I thought that Pinokio was a great idea, though I don't think that robots should replace your human friends.
5. Cars have replaced horse and buggy.

Julian C. said...

1. Of course I thought a robotic lamp was possible to make, nothing's impossible as long as you try

2. Yes, I think they will make objects that interact with people

3. I think in about year 2020 we'll have full robots

4. I think it is very interesting and quite cool of a guy to make a robot lamp

5. I can think of many, pencil sharpener, lighting, and much more

Ella N. said...

I did think it was possible to make a robotic lamp but I did not think that anyone would want to make it, because it is kind of boring to have a lamp who stares at you waiting for your attention.

I think it would be sweet if there were robotic book stands. It could hold, open, and close your book for you. It could also turn your pages. When it is bored and wants your attention you could read it a book.

We may or may not be able to have full robots soon. It depends on how programming is upgraded. If we do have full robots I hope they can do chores and help your mom and dad if they are stressed and need help. If you need someone to play with, it could give you company.

I think it is cool to have a lamp that will keep you company, and though it seems rather irritating, it teaches you how to interact when your around others.

Books are every-day objects that you see many people with. Books have been changed and upgraded with technology. People had and have collections of books, but now some have all your books on a kindle,so that all your books are on one device.

Nolan.M said...

I think that a robotic lamp is possible to make because there are toys that are very real and just like Pinokio. I think an iPad could be made to move and interact. I think this because the iPad is already a robot and if you added legs and hands it could be a full robot. I think we will have full robots soon, if we don't already. I think this because Pinokio is pretty much a head of a robot so if we added arms and legs and a body we would have a robot. I thought the video was very cool. I thought this because I found it interesting how the creators were able to make a robotic lamp out of ordinary materials. If I look around my house I see ordinary objects that have been changed with the addition of technology such as an ordinary pencil sharpener, a phone to a iPhone, and an ordinary black and white TV to a color TV.

Zara J said...

1-Maybe.

2-Yes.

3-Maybe. (Depends)

4-I thought it was funny/cool,but it could be better.

5-Car (On-Star)

CarterN said...

I did not ever think of the idea of a robot LAMP, though I have thought of the idea of other types of robots. Yes, I do think other things can be made to move and interact with people because I have seen another one at the maker fair. No, It does not necessarily mean that we will have complete robots soon ( but I could be wrong). Over all I liked the video and I liked the description from the creators. Another every day object that has been changed by technology is the flying car.

LucindaL said...

I did not know that it was possible to create a robot lamp.
I do not think this means we will have full robots but you never know. I thought the video was cool. I do not know of anything that has been upgraded like this.

Aminuz Z. said...

I never knew that a robotic lamp was made at all,but I think it is in possible to make one.I don't think there isn't any other objects that move and interact with people,but this one.I think there will be full robots soon because they made a few objects that move and interact with people.In 2020 there is going to be many robotic things.My thoughts about the video is that it was amazing!The video made me react very excited.
The description was very good.Another every day object that was changed by technology was the iPhone.

Kai B said...

Yes I do think a robotic lamp is able to be made. I mean they made other products that are similar to that. An other object that is made to move and interact with people could be a robotic dog? Having full robots depends on what scientist is able to make one. My reactions to this video are that the pinokio seems annoying after awhile. The typewriter got changed to a computer. That's a upgrade!

Noah.J said...

I think it was possible to make a robotic lamp because overtime, The computer has changed. So sooner or later they were going to make a robotic lamp.
Now that I have seen a robotic lamp that interacted with people I do think they can make more. I think we will have robots soon. I think it will be weird. It will be weird because for example in the middle of the night I would not want a robot to touch me or to turn itself on. I would be very scared.
I think the video was interesting because it taught me a little more about robots and how they can become a part of our everyday lives.
I think a watch would be weird if it started to act like the robotic lamp in this video. I wouldn't want my watch to turn itself on and off.

MichaelS said...

I think the robotic lamp was possible to make because with all this technology we have. Now that I seen a the video I think they are going to make robots that move and talk to people. I don't think we will have robots soon because it's going to be a lot of to build them. My reaction and thoughts is that what they made was cool and I surprised that the people made Pinokio were really intelligent because how they made him by letting him to see and move around a little. The Iphone 5 has been upgraded to 5c and 5s.

Chloe P. said...

Hi, my name is Chloe, and these are my thoughts on the video I just recently watched.
Honestly, with all of human's advanced technology, I think I've always known a robotic lamp was possible to make. Also, now that I've seen one, I think there are other objects that can be made to interact with people, such as a phone, camera and the ordinary computer.
Even though I think all of this is true, in my opinion,I don't think we're anywhere close to a full robot. My reactions and thoughts about the video and the description from the creators are that, I thought the video was great, and funny. I thought this because the lamp kind of acted like a playful dog. My thoughts on the description are that I didn't agree with the creators about making friends with Pinokio because I think robots won't ever have there own personalities or every characteristic a living thing has.
Another every day object that has been upgraded with technology is a phone, in this object, a robotic voice named Siri can answer lots of personal and factoral questions. For example she can find a location and tell you what her favorite color is. In conclusion, I thought knowing that we have discovered new technology was an educational experience. Even though we have gotten this far in technology, we still have a long way to go.

Jane C said...

1.yes. I did think a robotic lamp would be possible because of many cool inventions to day.
2. i think that sometime windows will open by a voice command.
3. I think we will all have our own robots soon
4. i think it was super cool
5. you can give voice commands to I phones

LouisaH said...

I always thought a robotic lamp was something that only existed in movies like chitty chitty bang bang, with the quirky inventor. Now, I do think that it is possible that we can enable other objects to behave more human like.
I think we wil have full robots soon. Overall, I think that the video was really cute, and I was really surprised to see that we have come so far that we now have robotic lamps. Other objects that have been changed because of new technology include iPhones, and cars with automatic doors.

ClareR. said...

1. I thought a robotic lamp was possible to create overtime.
2. I think a television can be made into a robotic television.
3. In the future, I think we will have full robots because, if they can make robotic lamps and roves that are on Mars right now, I think people would be able to make full robots.
4. I loved this video. Awesome job creators!

Taylor M said...

A pinokio is a lamp that is made up of,6 servous and a webcam and it also has arduino and processing.The pinokiois always on the watch. I never thought that a robotic lamp was possible to make. Maybe a robotic camera could be possble. I think that "we'll have full robots soon" means that they will make person size robots.
I think that the creators did a nice job describing what a pinoko is and what it does.I can think of a few objects that have been upgraded or changed like, phones, tablets and lots of other thing.

Henry E. said...

I did not think a robotic lamp was possible to make. I can not think of anything else quite like it. No, I don't think we will have full robots soon. Personally, I thought the video was a little weird. I didn't have a reaction to the subscription. The only other thing I can think of is a cell phone turning into an i-phone.

p.s.,I could not do this earlier because my dad took lap-top to london, and our other computer can not currently connect to your blog, and honestly, i didn't think about going to the library or using the class computer.

Sophia K said...

I never thought that our technology would extend to a robotic lamp. It might be possible that we'll have full robots soon. That would be cool. I think that also other objects could be made like Pinokio, too. Technology has been upgraded so much. (ie: black and white to color, home phones to portable touch-screen phones.)