There is a central spotlight that is paying attention to the robots around the room that are putting on a show, and it pays attention by blasting light on the desired robot. The spotlight does not love it when humans make a commotion, and will blast them with light (stopping the show). 

The feeling we are trying to convey to the audience is one of respect for the robot’s show. We want the human viewers to feel like they are supposed to watch politely, but then if a human moves too fast or makes too much noise the spotlight will whip around to face them. The performing robots will also stop, and we want the culprit to feel like a deer in the headlights. Hopefully everyone’s attention has shifted to them, and robots will all be making it clear that they’re upset.

A big question with all of this is if humans will feel bad for interrupting or affecting the robot’s show. Will the cause of their embarrassment be the robots clear frustration or the light on them that causes them to become the center of attention?

Our spotlight will be a pixar-esque lamp that is quite bright. It will have added motor and joint components necessary to enable it’s robotic control. The classic lamp turned cyborg will hopefully convey the importance of where it is looking, without making it seem too dominant over the performing robots. The performing robots will likely be dressed up versions of the robots we used or our performance halfway through the semester. The dressing will give the robots less of a fragile wood feel.

-Ben, Sam, Tom, Avi, Abel, and Elton