Horizon Blog

Cheerbot

Freddie Moir, is a student in the School of Computer Science here at the University of Nottingham and has been working with us on the Cheerbot project. Freddie has been […]


FAILSAFE midpoint

FAILSAFE is part of Horizons Consumer Product Campaign. We are investigating the reality of robots entering the domestic setting through a lens of failure – how might domestic robots fail? […]


Unpacking the Recurrent Value of Digitally Augmented FMCGs halfway point

Our early work exploring Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) snack products and the rituals of consuming food highlighted some distinct themes: Eating together promotes commensality benefits and social bonding. Snacking […]


The Future Machine – upcoming event

The Future Machine is a long term art/research project supported by Horizon Digital Economy Research, the Mixed Reality Lab, UoN Smart Products Beacon, Arts Council England and Furtherfield Gallery. The […]


Trends and Challenges for the moderation of end-to-end encrypted communication in Zimbabwe

Trends and Challenges for the moderation of end-to-end encrypted communication in Zimbabwe was funded through a Global Challenges Research Fund award. We were delighted to partner with the Harare Institute […]