Brainchild of Los Angeles-based creative studio We Are Matik, the Smile-Bot is a playful invention with only one purpose in mind: to instill some happiness by making people smile more.

Using facial recognition technology and a smile detection algorithm, the quirky device reacts to people’s smile by changing one of its four faces from sad blue to a happier colour. Also, if four participants insert their faces through the portals and smile at the same time, an Ultra-Smile Mode is achieved and a rainbow emerges inside the bot’s belly.

In order to make the Smile-Bot more approachable and to favour the discovery of other people’s faces within the bot, the team of designers opted for a wood shell and funny sound effects. All smiles are counted and captured through four cameras placed inside the smile planet.