Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人 by Junjie Yin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 计算机图形、三维建模、纹理与渲染设计 Competition Category.

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Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人

by Junjie Yin

Client: Junjie Yin

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 计算机图形 Category

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The Design

About Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人

这是一个基于复古未来主义风格的机器人设计，设定于虚构世界。Arnold-II是Arnold Industries推出的第二代型号，也是其最成功的产品。该机器人专为餐厅服务而设计，顾客可直接通过它点餐、取餐并完成支付。这款机器人旨在完全取代餐厅的人工服务。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Arnold-II 餐厅服务机器人因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

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.