Robotics & AI Physics: Robo-Newton

A small project for a research group at the University of California (UCLA) to design a cover illustration on the topic of robots that learn physics, utilizing the power of artificial intelligence.
Very aptly put into a metaphor that is widely accessible due to the famous tale of Sir Isaac Newton having a Heureka moment under an apple tree, I designed a robot to put in the place of the esteemed father of modern physics and set up a little scene around him.
Design-wise the guiding principle for me was to keep the robot in a believable kind of Boston Dynamics look, without him drawing too much attention due to extremely high tech detail.
I would have liked to explore the topic a bit further, but unfortunately, the timeframe was too short on this otherwise fun little project.

Final illustration

Final illustration

Color variation

Color variation

Earlier version

Earlier version

Exploratory sketches of head designs

Exploratory sketches of head designs

Sketches of body designs

Sketches of body designs