The project explores robotics as a physical language of affective motion and response where the technology serves as a new visual medium for the individual.

Approaching physical movement as communication is at the heart of the project – particularly the notion of a sentient presence where states of mind are revealed through the nuances of physical behavior.

A key aspect of the platform PATHOS is the ability to control motion and behaviour parameters through intuitive interfaces, thereby removing the need for complicated and expensive engineering softwares.

By making robotic animation accessible to artists and designers, the project hopes to build toward a large spectrum of movement- from naturalistic to stylized and personal interpretations. It encourages the development of personal signatures, where the ‘hand’ of the animator can be recognizable solely by the stylistic qualities of movement.

The two decades-long technical difficulties faced by Pors & Rao inform the project. Many of our works are conceived as a kind of 'being' with basic behavior traits such as shyness, fatigue and dependency; highlighting involuntary aspects of human behavior and relationships. Some works imply a kind of pre-conceptual way of perceiving the world, where emotions and thoughts are projected onto the things around us — as if everything was conscious.