Robotic Vehicle Works For Minimum Wage

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Sim Gishel is a robotic vehicle, which draws for the minimum wage.

In Germany you can hire him for 8.49 € per hour (minimum wage in germany is still in discussion). Other Countries might have a different minimum wage. (Wikipedia on minimum wage)

Sim Gishel received a lot of attention since the opening at allgirls gallery. Miss Gunst wrote about Sim Gishel in her blog.
Watch Sim Gishel working in the video below.

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One Comment to “Robotic Vehicle Works For Minimum Wage”

  1. KHJ | October 9th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

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    FLUXMUSEUM
    ATTN: FLUXHIBITION #2
    6955 PINON STREET
    FORT WORTH TEXAS 76116
    817-944-4000

    Title: Sim Gishel
    Date: 2008
    Artist: Karl Heinz Jeron

    Description: A robotic vehicle works for minimum wage. The vehicle is equipped with a ballpen and is able to draw random drawings. Visitors of the museum can let the robot draw for them. They have to bring a piece of paper and pay the minimumwage per hour. The vehicle’s movements are random. Therefore the visitors have to monitor the vehicle whilst working and take care that it does not leave the paper.
    Every evening somebody of the staff of the museum has to recharge the batteries.
    The generated income will be shared equally between the artist and the museum.

    In Texas is $6.55 federal minimum wage used as reference. There are no actual amounts written in law.

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