Smartbot
mobile robot, 2005
3-17.09.2010, 11:00-20:00, Akademia Gallery
SmartBot is a simple mobile robot that lives on a table fitted with a low border. The robot moves in a straight line until it hits the border. Then it blinks and says either "Shit" or "Merde" or "Fuck" before resuming its hopeless exploration. After a few minutes it stops and cries luminous tears. When it has finished crying, it shuts its eyes, goes to sleep for a while, and starts all over again. Smartbot was sometimes described as a depressed robot, its endless exploration a metaphor for the futility of life. Other viewers like its cute little eyes.
