Unfamiliar Convenient is set to challenge the limits of smart home objects in order to introduce a range of unfamiliar and peculiar behaviors. The first inquiry in an envisioned series studies the relationship between a voice assistant and a vacuum cleaner. The project aims to draw a clearer distinction between the two often coupled definitions, the "internet of things", and "the smart home" as prerequisite to reconsider servitude-driven relationships with everyday technologies. What if devices living in our homes were to be considered a species?
