September 18, 2009
Sparky is four feet tall and has a TV monitor for a head. He can see, he can talk, and he likes sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. He's the invention of the artist Marque Cornblatt, who controls Sparky from his laptop – and he wants you to have a Sparky of your own. Lisa Katayama takes Sparky on a spin through the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW - Sparky at SFMOMA:
Produced by Chaleampon Oates Ritthichai and Otis Hart.
Sparky is just a remotely-operated toy. It is not much of a robot. This segment was annoying.
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