{"id":725243,"date":"2026-05-03T01:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:05:12","slug":"forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571bf9e973\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571bf9e973\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POCO | Exploring Mutualistic Symbiosis Between Humans and AI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5vtFyhjqumM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We keep building AI to do more. More answers, more speed, more certainty. Designer Mehrnaz Amouei looked at that trajectory and asked a fundamentally different question: what if we built AI to be more present instead? The result is POCO, a soft robotic companion that might be one of the most quietly radical design concepts to emerge in recent years. It doesn\u2019t talk over you, doesn\u2019t flood you with information, and it doesn\u2019t pretend to know things it doesn\u2019t know. POCO sits with you. Literally.<\/p>\n<p>At its core, POCO is a soft, tactile object that pairs with a smartphone, which serves as its computational brain and face. A soft textile body wraps around the device, transforming rigid, glass-and-metal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> into something that moves, breathes, and gestures in response to your presence. Together, they create something that sits somewhere between object, creature, and companion, and that deliberate ambiguity is very much intentional. You\u2019re not quite sure what to call it, and that\u2019s entirely the point.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnazamouei.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mehrnaz Amouei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622480\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Amouei developed POCO through research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, grounding the project in studies on loneliness and trust. Her findings indicated that people don\u2019t actually want AI that projects certainty or control. They want availability and responsiveness. They want something that shows up without taking over. From those findings came the concept of \u201cconstructive interdependence,\u201d a design philosophy where POCO\u2019s limitations aren\u2019t bugs to be patched but features embedded directly into the interaction model itself. The robot communicates what it can and cannot do through its behavior and physical states, which is a level of honesty you don\u2019t often get from technology that typically overpromises and underdelivers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622481\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622481\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"8c367bdc39913bad37f5fd88-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"8c367bdc39913bad37f5fd88-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I think that matters more than it might initially seem. The dominant conversation around AI right now is almost entirely about expansion: more capability, more integration, more autonomy. POCO pushes back on that without being preachy about it. It reframes the question of what good AI design actually looks like, and the answer it offers isn\u2019t \u201csmarter,\u201d it\u2019s \u201cmore trustworthy.\u201d That is a genuinely different value system, and it feels overdue.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622482\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622482\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622483\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622483\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"8c367bdc39913bad37f5fd88-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"8c367bdc39913bad37f5fd88-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The sustainability dimension is also worth paying attention to. Rather than introducing new hardware and generating more electronic waste, POCO repurposes a device most people already own. That decision isn\u2019t just a nice bonus; it\u2019s built into the concept from the start, aligning with the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals around mental well-being and responsible consumption. In product design terms, that means the project was developed with a broader cultural and environmental context in mind, not just a user persona sitting in a lab.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622484\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622484\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622485\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622485\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Physically, POCO responds to touch, movement, and environmental cues. It adapts to a user\u2019s preferences while maintaining a consistent identity, which is a surprisingly nuanced balance to strike in any product, let alone one sitting at the intersection of soft robotics and emotional design. Because interaction h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens through touch rather than voice commands or screen taps, there\u2019s an intentional slowing down embedded in the experience. You can\u2019t rush a tactile exchange the same way you can type faster or speak louder. That shift from speed to presence feels like a meaningful counter-proposal to how most tech is currently designed. We\u2019ve grown so accustomed to interfaces that demand our attention that a device asking only for our company reads almost as radical.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622486\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-622486\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Forget Smarter AI, This Robot Thinks Presence Is the Point\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/forget-smarter-ai-poco-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/poco-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>POCO has already earned an Honorable Mention from the International Design Awards and drawn coverage from major design publications. Whether it ever moves into consumer production remains an open question. But as a design statement, it\u2019s doing exactly what the best concept work should: prompting us to reconsider what we actually want from the technology we live with, and whether expanding capability was ever really the right goal. Maybe the most interesting AI isn\u2019t the one that knows the most. 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Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/05\/02\/forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=forget-smarter-ai-this-robot-thinks-presence-is-the-point\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We keep building AI to do more. 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