Koreans develop robotic plant

Just yesterday I wrote about Light Blossom, the flower-like streetlight-concept that was introduced by Philips recently. Well, here we go again. This time straight from the robot research laboratory at Chonnam National University, Korea.

'It is a 130 cm tall and 40 cm in diameter 'plant' and consists of a pot, a stem, and five buds of a flower reminiscent of a rose of Sharon.'

Ok, yet however beautiful that might be, and however cruel it might sound, plants do need to have a more elaborate resume if they want to be featured @Dawn21stcentury. That's why this plant emits oxygen, moisture, and aroma and of course it responds in various ways to stimuli from the outside >>

'If a person comes within a 40 cm radius of the flower, the stem bends towards the person, and the buds come into full bloom. When the person leaves, the plant returns to its original state. When the room lights up, the buds open and close, and when music is played, the plant dances'!

Of course the big difference with Light Blossom is the fact that this plant feeds on electricity, whereas Light Blossom generates electricity, which brings up two new ideas:

1. A robotic plant with solar reflective leaves
2. Streetlights that start dancing when they here music (imagine your trip home on the highway)



Read essentially the same here or here