I GOT A ROBOT FOLLOWER

There I was at the Design Museum to see the exhibition Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World. And there Mimus was: a curious robot, sizing up and zooming towards the visitors. Hold on… aren’t the visitors meant to ogle the objects behind the glass, not the other way round? Designer Madeline Gannon wants to explore how we can build a companionship with robots. But as Mimus weigs 1200kg, if I did bring her along to a social gathering my friends might find her a little intimidating. Natalya Paul, Social Editor