Tweenbots

Tweenbots is a great by project by Kacie Kinzer from ITP and is being tested out in New York. The project is not that complex but it works, the main aim is to see if this little robot with a sign on it's back can get to the destination on the flag. Of course he'll get stuck, fall over etc. but it is more to see if people are too busy in their day to stop or if they put the robot in the wrong direction on purpose, help it out or even start talking to it. All have been proven to happen in this experiment and I think it is very funny to see how a piece of cardboard with a smiley face and a note can create so much human compassion that people actually stop and it's a great way to see examples of human interaction within a big city.