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 ===Questions To be answered:===
 Can a robot sleep when it is wearing its pajama?
 Can Roomba feel shy and hide?
 Can I have my own pet Pleo that looks and acts differently from my sister’s?
 Can Pleo dress up according to its mood?
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+===Roomba and Tags===
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+With some comic magnetic patches the vacuum robot could change its behavior. It could hide under a couch when “shy” tag is attached to it. It could also swirl silently on the carpet.
+===Design Challenges===
+Designing physical manipulation to robots technology is interesting and very desired approach from users. At the same time it brings a large range of limitations and restrictions. First of all, since mapping one physical cue changes the mode of the robot, then attaching more than one garment may end in a state of confusion of modes or failure in achieving what is desired. Just attaching the garments of “watch-dog” and “sleeping” to Pleo will cause confusion in reaction. Scalability of the system then is restricted.
+If one could simply press a button to put Pleo to sleep, it would be easier than dressing it in a pajama. Other simpler options might be available like adding switchers that can simply changes the mode of the robot. Technically wise this is cheaper and more efficient. One drastic downside for this option is that it will lower the level of interaction and believability with the “live robot”. Therefore the amusement of the user and learning of children would be affected.
+===Closet for Your Robots===
+Developing new ways to control the behavior of robots is a very promising approach to satisfy the increasing demand of the public to have more interaction with their robots. The physical visual programming offers rich approaches in personalizing the technology, which leads to more affective mutual interaction. Therefore, garments, accessories and jewelries are the items expected to exist in a robots wardrobe in the future.
+===Article Answers:===
+Can a robot sleep when it is wearing its pajama? Yes, it can.
+Can Roomba feel shy and hide? Yes, it can.
+Can I have my own Pleo that looks and acts differently from my sister’s? Yes, you can.
+Can Pleo dress up according to its mood? Not yet. In this article we don’t imply that the behaviors of robots are generated by their free will. They are only reacting to user’s actions.
+===References:===
 [1] Fernaeus, Y. and Jacobsson, M. (2009). Comics, Robots, Fashion and Programming: outlining the concept of actDresses. Proceedings of TEI'09, Cambridge, UK, ACM
 [2] Patten, J., Griffith, L. and Ishii, H. (2000). A Tangible Interface for Controlling Robotic Toys. Proceedings of CHI'00, Sunrotary, ACM.277-278
 [3] Fernaeus, Y., Kindborg, M. and Sholz, R. (2006). Rethinking children's programming with contextual signs. Proceedings of IDC'06, Tampere, Finland, ACM Press.121-128
 [4] Fernaeus, Y. and Jacobsson, M. (2009). Comics, Robots, Fashion and Programming: outlining the concept of actDresses. Proceedings of TEI'09, Cambridge, UK, ACM