{"id":52412,"date":"2026-10-01T15:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/?post_type=event&p=52412"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:16:05","slug":"norarobo-teaparty","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/en\/events\/norarobo-teaparty","title":{"rendered":"Kato Akihiro: StrayBot CCBT Release Tea Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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StrayBot is a project by 2026 artist fellow Kato Akihiro in which a small robot attempts to survive in different environments. At this event, StrayBot is released into CCBT for the first time. Experience that unique moment with a cup of tea in hand!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

As the first public event for the StrayBot project by 2026 artist fellow Kato Akihiro, CCBT hosts a tea party in which the titular small robot is let loose in the venue, where it will attempt to survive. Visitors are invited to attend this unique event, watching the moment of StrayBot\u2019s release with a cup of tea in hand.

The StrayBot project releases a small robot into a natural environment,* where it attempts to survive, with the aim of building an artificial ecosystem where robots, AI, and humans interact and evolve together. Until it runs out of power or becomes immobilized, StrayBot will move around the CCBT venue by itself, observing the surroundings. Based on the \u201cdiary entries\u201d StrayBot records and the \u201clast words\u201d left behind at the end of the session, an AI will devise an evolutionary plan for the next-generation version of the robot, parts of which humans will incorporate into the actual physical unit. This cycle is set to repeat as the project develops.

The process begins with an informal tea party. Participants can chat and enjoy observing how StrayBot moves, stops, and starts again, much like encountering a new species or watching a newborn creature.

*In this project, a natural environment encompasses not only natural settings like forests and rivers but also environments shaped by human hands, such as cities and buildings. Just as cities have become habitats for pigeons and rats, the interior of CCBT now serves as a field where StrayBot will attempt to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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StrayBot’s Activity Cycle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n