In the hands of a good science fiction writer, an invasion of robots will send shivers up the spine. Amy Ballard's army of robots, or bots, however, is no threat. Instead, these stationary metallic sculptures are keepers, companions, friends who don't snitch. Ballard is building a benign community of them at her Fourth Avenue ArtWorks studio in downtown Columbus. They come in all sizes and have names, like Bella and Flora, or Chef Bobby Black Bear and Mojo, king of the monkey bots. Each has a st
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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