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Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ by Junjie Yin

Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ by Junjie Yin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱤᱩᱴᱟᱨ ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ Competition Category.


ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱠᱚᱢᱯᱤᱩᱴᱟᱨ ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ· 2024

Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ

by Junjie Yin

Client: Junjie Yin

A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱤᱩᱴᱟᱨ ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ Category

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The Design

About Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ

ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱦᱱᱤ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱴᱨᱚᱯᱷᱭᱩᱪᱚᱨᱤᱡᱚᱢ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱟᱨᱱᱚᱞᱰ-II ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱱᱚᱞᱰ ᱤᱱᱰᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤᱡᱽ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱚᱞ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱣᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱟᱹᱥᱴᱚᱢᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱤᱫᱷᱟᱹ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱚᱰᱟᱨ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱢᱮᱸᱴ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱨᱤ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Arnold-II ᱨᱮᱥᱴᱚᱨᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱚᱵᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This is a android design base on retrofuturism in a fictional world . The Arnold-II is the second type from Arnold Industries, and it's also the most successful product. It has a screen and keyboard for customers to order food, a oven to cook some specific food. There is a vacuum cleaner on both feet to do some cleaning.
Dimensions & Packaging
The robot's head is equipped with a main camera and two auxiliary cameras, a speaker, and multiple microphones. The head can freely rotate 360 degrees to observe the surroundings. There are multiple sensors on the arms and thighs of the robot, each with indicator lights. The robot's arms can move freely like a human's, with additional joints in the upper and lower arms to enable a wider range of motion. On the robot's body, there is a keyboard, display screen, printer, card reader, small oven, and a small container. The legs are equipped with vacuum cleaners and wheels for mobility.
Tags
Concept Art, Android Design, Retrofuturism, Digital Art, Personal IP
Production Technology
When I was designing this robot, I prioritized what I considered important features. I also studied a lot of product designs from the 1970s and 1980s, and I found that they often favored bold colors and simple, square shapes. As a service robot, this robot should appear very friendly and non-threatening. Secondly, this robot needs to serve customers in a restaurant as a waiter, so it should have the functionality to take orders and payment.
Design Challenge
The artist finds that creating this entirely new style of retro-futurism is the biggest challenge. He has extracted a lot of design inspiration from product designs of the 70s and 80s, but he struggles with how to apply these inspirations and elements to my sci-fi design concept. The artist needs to use retro elements to build a sci-fi world, and in the clash of these two elements, he needs to find a balance point where they can seamlessly come together in a perfect union.
Research
Since this is a robot in a fictional world, I had a lot of creative freedom when designing it to make it visually appealing. The world adopting retro-futurism as the basic aesthetic style allowed me to focus most of my research on seamlessly blending retro aesthetics with the futuristic elements I envisioned.
Inspiration
The artist got a lot of inspirations from 70s and 80s art and design. Under the impact of space age, a lot of industrial designs had very clean shape and bold colors.
Project Duration
The design started in 2021 in Los Angeles and finished in August 2022 December in Los Angeles
Operation Flow
The robot is equipped with basic microphones and speakers, and most of the time, customers will use voice communication to interact with the robot. The robot also has a display screen and keyboard to handle other specific situations. Additionally, the robot is equipped with a small oven to provide guests with free bread and cookies. Customers can also retrieve utensils and napkins from containers on the robot. The robot's legs are equipped with a simple vacuum cleaner and can perform some basic cleaning while moving. The robot uses wheels to move on smooth surfaces and switches to a walking mode when encountering obstacles like stairs or uneven terrain.
Patents
Image#1, Main body Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#2, Leg Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#3, Arm Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#4, Back Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image Credits
Image#1, Main body Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#2, Leg Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#3, Arm Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Image#4, Back Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.

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