Awe! These little guys are so cute! I saw them featured in a post (Tweenbots: Help a Lost Robot Find Its Way) on geekdad. Naturally I had to share.
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.
It’s an interesting concept. Now, of course, I want to find one of these little guys to help out. I also found this blip from the article interesting too:
People in New York are often in a hurry to get from one place to another, but this little robot seemed to pull them out of their personal missions to bring a human aspect to their walking commutes.
Human? People tend to get into a zone on their commute and rarely notice people around them or anything that’s considered “in the norm” for that matter. I’ve fallen in the subway before and not one person even asked me if I was okay. So, I don’t believe “human aspect” is correct there. The robots are cute and out of the ordinary. And that is what I believe draws attention to them.
What do you think? And would you help the little bot on its way?
I’ll leave you with this. It’s a video of a tweenbot in action. :)
