The First Israeli-Palestinian Telerobotic Puppet Theater

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About

I am collaborating with the Tech2Peace organization as part of my doctoral research at Aalto University. We will teach 30 Israelis and Palestinians to create robotic puppets, design a theater, and perform remotely in public spaces.

Impact

It is a new form of contact between groups in conflict. Using robotic puppetry, we can bypass physical borders and play with varying identities.

Progress

I have raised money from the Kone Foundation, Aalto University, and the New Israel Fund-Deutchland. I published conceptual papers, created a prototype puppet and assembled a team in Israel. The first workshop with Tech2Peace happens on June 1st-3rd.

Team

I have a diverse background in technology, science, art, and philosophy. For the past 10 years, I have been creating telepresence art - digital and robotic. I now realized that the power of telepresence and avatars has a lot in common with puppetry.

Funding

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