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The Blanket Project
Nicolas Stedman (CA)

This is a robot in the unusual form of a blanket that moves and reacts to the actions of installation visitors. When you sit or lie on the bed, the blanket starts to wrap you or cover you up. Here, robot technology takes on quite an emotional, physical note.

Thanks to Rhya Tamasauskas for assistance with textiles.
The Blanket Project was produced with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts, and Future Physical


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