In the spring of 2023 Recupel contacted me with the idea to create a robot for their roadshows. Recupel is known as the organization that is responsible to organize recycling of all electronic equipment in Belgium. People can return broken machines to the store, in charity stores or at recycling centers. But during the roadshow they can also bring them directly to Reddy the robot. Reddy will ask people to help him identify the object, after which he will share more information about the recycling process and some occasional jokes. At the end of the process people can play a short brick game as a reward.
Reddy is equipped with a high brightness touch display. I created not only the robot but also the software. It was nice to return to my gaming past for this project.
Reddy is based on an existing mobile robot platform. Reusing materials fits perfectly with the mission of Recupel. That also reflected in the design of Reddy and many of the details on his body.
The premiere for Reddy was set at the Nerdland Festival 2024, with 20.000 attendees. For 2 days Reddy entertained the attendees, and when the sun was out, he could even leave the booth for a while.
In the fall of 2024 Reddy will go on tour trough the country.
The voice of Reddy is created in collaboration with Radio Air Force. The Flemish voice was done by actor Koen Van Impe.
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Reddy getting bored in the rain.