Its name is Z330wl
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- 17 of 25
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- Reading
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Skills in this log
Since the first weekly recap I had been writing: “it needs a name, I am looking”. On 2 November it was settled: its name is Z330wl.
How to read it
Z330wl is spelled with digits in place of some letters, the way people sometimes write online. The 3 reads as E, the 0 as O. Z330wl becomes ZEEOWL, said in two beats: zee · owl.
In every language, the same pronunciation: “zee-owl”. And inside it you hear the owl.
Why an owl
The day before, I had decided the robot would be an owl: that is where its gestures will find their model, a head that swivels towards a sound, that tilts to look, a body that barely moves. The name had to carry it.
Helping the name stick
Nobody can pronounce a name spelled with digits the first time. The plan:
- the robot will say its own name, in a voice recorded once and for all;
- the decoding Z330wl, ZEEOWL, zee · owl appears once on screen in the videos;
- the pronunciation is always the same, everywhere.
Later: waking up when you call it by its name.
