I built a robot to push back against delivery bots and bring art to the streets
Source: Business Insider ·
Madison Polidoro, a Philadelphia-based fine artist, built a remote-controlled sculpture from wood and foam in response to delivery robots.
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A pink, otherworldly moving sculpture made of wood and foam is now facing off against delivery robots on the streets of Philadelphia as a form of public art.Courtesy of Madison PolidoroMadison Polidoro built a remote-controlled robot to rival AI-powered delivery bots.Polidoro made the sculpture by hand to bring human-made art and curiosities back to the streets.The creature, named Awebot, now roams city streets and occasionally faces off with delivery robots.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Madison Polidoro, a fine artist and fabricator based in Philadelphia. She collaborated with the art collective Ministry of Awe to create a remote-controlled robot in response to the delivery robots on the streets of her city. It has been edited for length and clarity.The first time I saw a food delivery robot, I stopped dead in my tracks.I didn't know what this thing was. I still don't fully understand it. All I knew was that it seemed to be looking at me and following me down…