A Midjourney visual exploration of robotic dogs. A sort of dystopian experiment, at the intersection of product design and animal style. Argos was the loyal dog of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey.”
Arg.os
Ai DOG Exploration
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001 — Robot dog experiment / Portrait
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001 — Robot dog experiment
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002 — Robot dog experiment
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003 — Robot dog experiment
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004 — Robot dog experiment
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004 — Robot dog experiment / Portrait 2
My experiment proposes to carefully balance naturalistic dog features with clear robotic elements to create robotic dogs that are visually appealing and somehow emotionally engaging but without triggering the uncanny valley effect. A phenomenon where robots or animated figures that appear almost lifelike can cause discomfort or eeriness in viewers.
Arg.os
Additional Research
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005 — Robot dog experiment / Wood body parts
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006 — Robot dog experiment / Type surprise [the EVA is not in my prompt]
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007 — Robot dog experiment / Industrial color codes
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008 — Robot dog experiment / Alpine Rescue Edition
Extras
Side Quests
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009 — Robot dog experiment / Circular family robot
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010 — Robot dog experiment / Mobile alarm system home companion
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011 — Robot dog experiment / Mobile alarm system home companion
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012 — Robot dog experiment / Wellness and bathroom companion
Meow
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N17 Robot Cat experiment / 100% autonomy, requires 23h of charge daily
Unretouched AI images
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