hiya!
thought i'd pop in to share something very adorable
to (further) brighten up your friday
it's a project conceived in new york
called tweenbots
the idea is best explained by the website:
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.
initally, the creator was not very optimistic,
the vastness of city space,
the dangers posed by traffic,
suspicion of terrorism,
were all reasons to suggest that no one would be interested
in helping a lost little robot,
but!
the dangers posed by traffic,
suspicion of terrorism,
were all reasons to suggest that no one would be interested
in helping a lost little robot,
but!
the project was a spectacular success,
not one tweenbot was lost or damaged!!!
instead,
people all over new york helped orient the little ones
in the right direction.
in the right direction.
you can't help but fall in love with stories
like these
it's friday!
it's friday!
-m
images: here
