Dirk the homeless robot

Dirk is a life-size tramp. He strolls through the streets pushing his rattling shopping trolley.

Dirk is the first free moving robot that is often mistaken for a genuine human being, for the audience it is an interesting encounter that often ends in a startling revelation.
Dirk has already had many human adventures in his relatively short life.

People use him as a companion to confide in, accompany him for a while or give him a spare coin.
He even got arrested in a German shopping centre!
However, most of the time you will find Dirk surrounded by a curious audience while he entertains them with the music of his hundred-year old organ.

Click on the buttons below to see one of his adventures, in Australia, Brazil and Taiwan.

filmpje over dirkDirk in Perth
dirk in rioDirk in Rio
dirk in taiwanDirk in Taiwan