References &
inspiration.

Viewers instinctively assign emotions, motivations, and social attributes to abstract geometric shapes once they begin moving — demonstrating the power of motion to imbue personality into non-human forms.

Sound Activated Mobile. Debuted at the Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition; listens and reorients itself toward the most persistent sound source. Viewers perceive "a face" in its microphone array.

The iconic animated desk lamp that demonstrated a full range of personality through motion alone. A landmark in proving that simple forms can carry complex emotional expression.

A worm-like robotic googly eye that tracks museum visitors using custom real-time tracking and kinematic software to perform convincing double-takes that suggest surprise.