Tweenbots!

Kacie Kinzer, a student from NYU, decided to conduct a social experiment of sorts, and a very adorable one at that. The experiment involves the use of small, cute, human-like, robots (as depicted in the picture above) called Tweenbots. Each Tweenbot displays a destination of its own on a flag attached to the robot's antenna. Tweenbots, ever positive with those enduring smiles of theirs, are constantly propelled forward in a straight line, determined to traverse to the sidewalks of New York City successfully. The idea: as the robots inevitably face various obstacles, the success of each robot will depend on the kindness of unsuspecting pedestrians to help navigate them through the complexity of New York. Kacie Kinzer writes:

"In New York, we are very occupied with getting to one place to another. I wondered: could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself? To answer these questions, I built robots."

Will humans aid the Tweenbots in their missions?

Here's a video:

Go Tweenbots!

Happy Easter!