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"I wanted to create something that brought a humanness to the robotic or technological," he said. "But I didn't want to just make a gold robot, it was about making a figure that was a little bit human, a little bit robotic, and then a little bit spirit like too, bringing that environmental, natural theme in as well. He freely admits he might have been a poor choice for the project, as he knew nothing about artificial intelligence before talking to Dr Shrapnel, and lives on a small Sunshine Coast property, far from the urban environments championed by the street rrt festival. "But I think that works in my favour in a way, because I'm an outsider on both ends of it. I could bring a fresh perspective to both sides," he said.