Ever found yourself craving a culture shot that can’t be fixed because it’s 3am? Wished you could find the sense of contemplation and transcendence in a Rothko painting, if only the man in front of you would take off his beanie. Soon the romantic notion of walking the rooms of  the Tate galleries unattended after hours could be made a reality with a new proposal from a design team who call themselves The Workers.

Winners of a new Tate Digital arts prize called the IK Prize, The Workers have been awarded £10,000, with the promise of a further £60,000 to develop their design of controllable robots who travel through the gallery at night, live streaming the footage, allowing viewers a level of access impossible during daylight hours. It’s an enticing prospect that brings a new explorative dynamic to the gallery, offering unprecedented behind the scenes access. It also means the gallery will be accessible to the public in some form at all times, and with robots doubling as night-watchmen.