DataBot Mouse Data or data-streams are not tangible for us at all. We just see graphical abstractions of ones and zeros, visualized as folders, files or loading bars on our screens.  DataBot Mouse is an experiment of giving data physical properties, to make the communication/interaction between man and data more human and easier to understand. The mouse is able to communicate three different properties of data. It can show you the weight of files and folders, by braking with different force, according to the file-size. Or you can set a custom weight for files, just like the color marking function in MacOSX. So you can find important files more easily. The third property, the mouse can show you, is the activity of files and folders. By breathing with different intervals, it shows how much a file was opened or how busy a folder has been recently. You can switch between and adjust those features to make the mouse fit your needs. The prototype was implemented with VVVV and Arduino. It mainly consists of a small servo-motor, inside an optical mouse, which brakes a little ball. Also make sure to check out the DataBot Harddrive: HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd Interaction Design 6th Semester Project team: Jan Barth Roman Grasy Support: Prof. Hans Krämer Prof. Steffen Süpple