Known for: Relying on the kindness of strangers
Unlike many robots, Tweenbots are aimed more at answering questions about humanity's softer side than they are at testing the boundaries of technology. Traveling in a straight line, the tiny robots were unleashed into the streets of New York with a destination displayed on a flag. The purpose? To see if people would help this little cutey get where it was going. To a large extent folks did help, rescuing the little Tweenbot when became trapped in a pothole or caught under a park bench.
See also:
Real-Life Robots That Could Kill Us All
Robot FIght Club: Small Humanoid Bots Battle it Out in Japan
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