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This is a “Tweenbot<\/a>,’ an art project. According to tweenbot’s creator:<\/p>\n“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. Because I built them with minimal technology, I had no way of tracking the Tweenbot\u2019s progress, and so I set out on the first test with a video camera hidden in my purse. I placed the Tweenbot down on the sidewalk, and walked far enough away that I would not be observed as the Tweenbot\u2013\u2013a smiling 10-inch tall cardboard missionary\u2013\u2013bumped along towards his inevitable fate.<\/p>\n
“The results were unexpected. Over the course of the following months, throughout numerous missions, the Tweenbots were successful in rolling from their start point to their far-away destination assisted only by strangers. Every time the robot got caught under a park bench, ground futilely against a curb, or became trapped in a pothole, some passerby would always rescue it and send it toward its goal. Never once was a Tweenbot lost or damaged.”<\/p>\n
Neat! Curtsy: Brad at WendyMcElroy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Also, via Boing Boing<\/a>: “Danish photographer Peter Funch stakes New York City street corners out for two weeks at a time, taking pictures of passersby from the very same spot. He then uses Photoshop to composite the results into single images<\/a>.” Very neat stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Post about what you want. It’s all about the love. Self-love (of the linking kind) is especially welcome. * * * This is a “Tweenbot,’ an art project. According to tweenbot’s creator: “Given their extreme vulnerability, the vastness of city … Continue reading