Your morning dose of cute: Tweenbots

[randomness]

From http://www.tweenbots.com/:

Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.

Check out the video.

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Thanks to frobzwiththingz!

Comments

[hawver.livejournal.com]

It's pretty sad that the first thing I think of when I see that is "Looks like a good way to get harassed by DHS".

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she mentions that, too:

"Given their extreme vulnerability, the vastness of city space, the dangers posed by traffic, suspicion of terrorism, and the possibility that no one would be interested in helping a lost little robot, I initially conceived the Tweenbots as disposable creatures which were more likely to struggle and die in the city than to reach their destination."

It's gratifying that they actually got to their destinations.