The idea for the Bots came from a sketch I did in 2000 as a prompt (see image on the left) in a co-creativity journal. Weirdly tons of folks came back to me after receiving this drawing telling me all of the wonderful things that their invisible robot was telling them. So...

We decided to make the Bots real (not just invisible and imaginary) so you could carry them around in your pocket. I made a test batch of 400 while on a family trip to Mexico and we gave them to clients and friends as our corporate gift in 2010.
Bots were wildly popular with our clients and I LOVED making them. In my “real” work I am up on my feet, moving, facilitating, acting, improvising. When I am making Bots I am quiet, still, listening, focused and improvising. It’s a ying/yang thing. Bot making has become a vital part of my day-to-day action
I started leaving Joy Bots on the streets as gifts for random strangers to find. I donated Brave Bots to children's hospitals. I paint them as big as I can in mural and street art form. To date I have made over 37,000 Bots and I am always looking for new ideas for using them to help folks that might need one.
I'll keep making these until it isn't fun anymore. So far, it's still fun!!!

Botjoy is an exploration of how art can be surprising, delightful AND helpful. Bots are "programmed" to give you outrageous compliments, help you be brave, take the blame,inspire you, even clone you so you can get more done

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Botjoy is an exploration of how art can be surprising,
delightful AND helpful. Bots are "programmed" to give you outrageous
compliments, help you be brave, take the blame,inspire you,
even clone you so you can get more done