I got to present them to a big crowd at NEXT2023 at the George Washington University in DC. Way more people came through the interaction design area than I anticipated which led to big problemos with how the robots reacted to motion. Too many people, too much for the servos to keep up.

The idea was that they had their own tiny mesh network between the three of them, and processed inputs would randomly send “messages” in their robot conversation. I left it obscure. They’re robots for robots, and are working on trying to talk to your digital devices and get them on-board.

Three cube-shaped robots with bare electronics are arranged in front of a screen. Two robots are yellow and clear on opposite sides, while the third is just yellow. The screen is displaying images of robots in protest in what appears to be a glitched news reel.

My robjects built for my MA thesis for human-computer interaction design. Heavily inspired by the thought of: what if there was a Pete Seeger for computers? Someone something advocating for personhood and labor protections in the more-than-human world. #humancomputerinteraction #hci #designfutures