Tweenbots are simple robots Kacie Kinzer invented to see if strangers would be willing to interact with an anthropomorphised object on the streets of New York. They are set off in a simple, straight line with a written on a flag and instructions to point the tweenbot in the right direction. She didn't expect any to arrive at their destination and was surprised how actively and willingly strangers rescued the human-assisted robots from blocked paths, objects or perilous roads. She writes:
The journey the Tweenbots take each time they are released in the city becomes a story of people's willingness to engage with a creature that mirrors human characteristics of vulnerability, of being lost, and of having intention without the means of achieving its goal alone.
