Ars Electronica Festival · 2010
Dirk, the homeless robot
by Mirjam Langemeijer, Electric Circus, Fred Abels
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2010
Mirjam Langemeijer, Electric Circus and Fred Abels's “Dirk, the homeless robot” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2010, category Hybrid Art.
Dirk is a life-size humanoid robot/automat who looks like a vagabond and walks behind a shopping trolley. His legs are driven by a (partly visible) mechanism located in the shopping trolley. The legs move in a natural way and with enough strength to make the robot walk as well as a human (and move the trolley).
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.