DAE Design Research Podcast - Marie Caye – SAM #6

It’s hard to describe SAM in words, according to Caye, who wanted to create an intriguing future vending machine that you never saw before. Sam is a Symbiotic Autonomous Machine, showing it’s capacity to be autonomous; he calculates the costs, manages recipes and after payment pours you a cool refreshing drink. Pushing the independency of the machine to the next level Caye and co-designer Arvid Jense leave you with a question: ‘why not give SAM a legal status? Interview: Katinka Baehr | Editing and sounddesign: Jair Stein | Mix: Alfred Koster | Editor in chief: Jennifer Pettersson | Soundtrack: Blue Dot Sessions – Soothe / Sunset at Sandy Isle / Hickory Interlude. Music: www.freemusicarchive.org