The “Robotic Chair” is the culmination of a twenty-year exploration of kinetic sculpture. Modeled on a simple wooden school chair, the “Robotic Chair” has the extraordinary capability of falling apart and then putting itself back together again. In order to accomplish this amazing act the “Robotic Chair” is equipped with a mechanical robot embedded in the seat and a computerized vision system. The chair is a metaphor for life’s process - falling down, and picking yourself up; falling apart, and putting yourself back together, over and over again. Max Dean realized Robotic Chair in collaboration with engineer and systems architect Raffaello D’Andrea and industrial designer Matt Donovan.