Observation Lab
Beyond the demonstration.
The Observation Lab explores what happens around emerging technology: the expectations, decisions, workarounds and surprises that a demonstration rarely shows.
Tesla / autonomous systems
When a driver becomes a supervisor, what happens to attention and judgment? We examine the human questions around automation, reasonable trust and responsibility.
Rusty / robotics
Rusty helps us explore the gap between an impressive capability and useful integration into ordinary life. We ask what people need to understand, manage and recover from when a robot enters their space.
AI / agents and human cognition
What changes when AI begins taking action? We explore delegation, checking, agency and how people can expand their thinking alongside AI.
How we observe
We separate what happened from what we think it means. Context, limits and open questions belong beside the capability. Our aim is to learn what helps people thrive with the technology.