"Instead of making noise or flashing lights like smartphones or smart speakers, these wooden robots by Swift Creatives move quietly and use physical gestures to give alerts. Each of them has its own kind of movement: Beamer tilts its head on the sides, Bot bobs its head up and down and pushes its wooden ear in and out, and Hover rotates and stops at one point."
"Each robot has a small body made from soaped or smoked oak wood, a material often used in Danish furniture and crafts. Inside each wooden form are sensors and small software systems that allow the mini robots to react to signals from connected devices. When a notification arrives, - say a message, a reminder, or even when the food delivery has arrived at the doorsteps - the Botties react by tilting their heads, nodding, or moving slightly,"
Botties are a series of small wooden robots that use subtle physical gestures to signal incoming digital notifications. Beamer, Bot, and Hover each perform distinct motions: Beamer tilts its head sideways, Bot bobs vertically and pushes a wooden ear, and Hover rotates and pauses. Each unit is carved from soaped or smoked oak and contains sensors and lightweight software that respond to connected-device signals. Notifications such as messages, reminders, or delivery arrivals trigger head tilts, nods, or slight movements as a quiet visual alert. Prototypes were developed through hand sketches and 3D-printed testing before final oak versions, and sizes suit desk placement.
Read at designboom | architecture & design magazine
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