ELLIQ
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
FUSEPROJECT
2016–2017
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
FUSEPROJECT
2016–2017
LIVING ALONE CAN MEAN GOING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WITHOUT THE SMALL MOMENTS OF INTERACTION THAT MAKE A HOME FEEL ALIVE. ELLIQ WAS DESIGNED TO OFFER A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANIONSHIP, USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP OLDER ADULTS STAY CONNECTED, ACTIVE AND ENGAGED AT HOME.
THE CHALLENGE WAS TO GIVE THE TECHNOLOGY A SENSE OF PRESENCE WITHIN THE HOME. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOVEMENT, LIGHT AND SOUND CREATED A LANGUAGE THROUGH WHICH ELLIQ COULD ACKNOWLEDGE, EXPRESS AND INITIATE INTERACTIONS, GIVING THE ROBOT A DISTINCT SENSE OF CHARACTER.
FAST COMPANY INNOVATION BY DESIGN, UX, 2017
CES BEST OF INNOVATION, SMART HOME, 2018
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS, GOLD, 2021