Tweenbots - Cute, Cybernetic, a Bit Kitschy

"tweenbots"
kacie kinzer (undated, probably published in 2009)
"Robot/People art by Kacie Kinzer at ITP"

"In New York, we are very occupied with getting from one place to another. I wondered: could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself? To answer these questions, I built robots.

"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...."

More text, a few photos, and a map: This is a bit of (performance art?) that I can appreciate.