Tweenbots
In my browsing around the internet I ran across this project which has cause quite a stir in the blogging community. It is called tweenbots, and is an art/social experiment that Kacie Kinzer created. The robot that is on the website had a goal of getting from one corner of Washington Square Park in New York City to another.
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.
The project was to see if people would actually take the few seconds to help the robot to it goal. Check out the video on the site and read to see if the little Tweenbot was able to get to his destination.