Pöbelbot – Nasty Bot Prototype

The Pöbelbot is an autonomous vehicle which is directed to offend people in the public space or on exhibitions.

We would like to evaluate two points with this critical design concept. First, the reaction of humans to a robot who is targeted victims and verbally offended. In addition, the project is to direct public discussion on the subject of civil courage and social exclusion. If a person is surprisingly attacked verbally by the bot, you can only protect yourself by bringing another person to help.

The robot developed from this idea is a small, agile machine that looks pretty cute at first, but as soon as its annoying voice and the foul language are heard, one gets respect before it.

A funny project with a serious message and a lot of experimental scope.

Project by: Carsten Greif ( @thecloudartist ), Sven Corbach, Robin Schwarz, Alex Stanglow