FlyHead uses a computational model of fruit-fly neural circuitry to guide a wheeled robot. When a person approaches, it can react with fly-like evasive movements.

AWEBOT is a strange, creature-like mobile artwork roaming the streets of Philadelphia. Unlike the delivery robots it resembles, it carries no groceries, meals or packages. Its purpose is to surprise passersby and spark curiosity and connection.

The Philadelphia arts organization Ministry of Awe created it with artist Madison Polidoro. Rather than making deliveries more efficient, the moving sculpture turns unexpected encounters with people into its reason for existing.

Nemo Gould's Chatbot is a mechanical robot modeled on a chatbot, assembled from an old radio cabinet, an ammeter case, camera bellows, gears, motors, LEDs and other salvaged parts.

Gould describes it as combining the capabilities of an AI chatbot with the subtle condescension and gentle deflection associated with human customer-service agents.