Tribot

Tribot is an alien companion. With three equadistant legs radiating from its center, and limited touch sensibility, the robot attempts to blindly navigate through a given space. For ArtBots, the artists will take Tribot on a walk through parts of New York City and document the event. This is done in an attempt to generate social interaction with the machine. During the exhibition, Tribot will be displayed as an artifact, along with its garments and the documentation, so the audience may examine the various aspects of the project.

Nicholas Stedman is a Canadian artist living in Toronto. Working primarilly with electronics and sculptural materials he makes physical objects that perform actions. His work has been shown locally, nationally and internationally. He works at InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, facilitating exhibitions, workshops and member participation. Nicholas graduated from Ryerson University in 2001 with a B.F.A. in new media.

Rhya Tamasauskas is a Toronto based visual artist and writer. Since completing her B.F.A from Ryerson University in image arts, she spends most of her days knitting wonders out of words, stitching street wear for robots and sewing all the many monsters and creatures that fall out of her eyes, ears, mouth and nose. She is an active member the independent writing collective Tuesday and a partner in the soft sculpture company The Monster Factory and Farms.

http://nickstedman.banff.org/videos/tribot.mov