Jan De Coster / Slightly Overdone

Summary

About

About Jan De Coster / Slightly Overdone

Slightly Overdone is Jan De Coster's design and prototyping studio for embodied AI and expressive robotic interaction. The studio customises humanoid platforms for industrial environments, exhibitions, hospitality, education, retail and public interaction, and develops robot concepts, behaviours and interactive experiences for real-world settings.

Its work focuses on how a robot communicates intention through movement, voice, body language and social behaviour. De Coster also offers longer-term in-house, payroll and freelance engagements, making the studio a specialist design and integration practice that customises platforms and experiences.

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Operations

Orders & commitments

  • Order / commitment

    2014-06-26 - Brightfish commissioned Steve as an event host and planned to use the robot across Belgian cinema campaigns during 2015. - Steve

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Team

  • Jan De Coster - Founder & Robot Designer - Designs expressive social robots, interactive installations and human-robot interaction concepts.

Timeline

Events

  • 2014-06-26 - Product Launch - Jan De Coster introduces Steve for Brightfish

    Brightfish asked De Coster to build Steve after the character concept emerged in spring 2013. The finished robot was designed as an event host that could move through venues and conduct operator-mediated conversations. Brightfish planned to deploy Steve in Belgian cinema campaigns during 2015, tying the commission to a defined public-facing role.

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Context

Comparable profiles

Context tags

  • Humanoid social robot builder - Peer Group - Slightly Overdone builds expressive social humanoid characters.
  • Humanoid entertainment and public interaction - Workflow - The studio builds robots for events, campaigns and entertainment contexts.
  • Human-robot interaction - Capability - Human-robot interaction is a core studio service and design focus.
  • Public Space Interaction - Customer Environment - Steve and related character robots are designed for public-space interaction.