Design, Research
& Interaction for
Digital Rights.

Design, Research
& Interaction for
Digital Rights.

Big Tech reproduces and creates injustice. We help design, imagine and build radical alternative(s).

Big-Tech reproduce and create injustices.
We help design, imagine and build radical alternative(s).

Strange Robot is an India-based design and research lab. We help non profits, researchers, digital right defenders and startups build communicative design, effective interfaces and actionable research.

our services

Communication & Publications

Turn complex research into effective communication and reports.

Web Development

Build accessible and interactive websites with impact and reach.

Interaction Design

Design rights-centered interfaces that prioritize transparency, and user safety.

User & Design Research

Discover actionable insights from users and audiences in challenging contexts.

Policy & Platform Research

Investigate platform and AI accountability from a caste, gender and labour rights lens.

Team

Yatharth

Founder

Yatharth is a researcher, designer and artist based in Bengaluru, India. 

He has worked with various non profits, research institutes, design schools and design studios in the roles of media educator, qualitative researcher, curator, creative coder and designer.

His research practice explores: auditability of AI systems, impact of AI on creative economy, caste on digital platforms and design injustice in digital technologies. His creative practice uses media arts, critical research and participatory research to interogate issues of digital media, caste, labour and gender in digital economy. He also teaches modules exploring crtiical apporaches to AI and Algorithimic creativity for design students. 

Yatharth is a researcher, designer and artist based in Bengaluru, India. He has worked with various non profits, research institutes, design schools and design studios in the roles of media educator, qualitative researcher, curator, creative coder and designer.

His research practice explores: auditability of AI systems, impact of AI on creative economy, caste on digital platforms and design injustice in digital technologies. His creative practice uses media arts, critical research and participatory research to interogate issues of digital media, caste, labour and gender in digital economy. He also teaches modules exploring crtiical apporaches to AI and Algorithimic creativity for design students. 

What can we build for you ?