Roomba+Clips Cam
James Pierce · 2020
We present a novel prototype to explore themes of unpredictable autonomy in everyday smart products. We construct an interactive prototype that combines two autonomous everyday consumer products: an autonomous vacuum cleaner that cleans where it decides, and an autonomous camera that takes photos when it decides. Through this process we reflect upon the value and risks associated with everyday unpredictable autonomy, and the need to introduce guardrails and overrides. This demo will allow conference participants to interact with variations of the prototype in order to experience unpredictable autonomy with everyday smart systems.