Emotionally Sensitive Traffic Cones

Traffic cones are everywhere, so why not add to their static functionality? There are happy, smiley traffic cones, and sad crying, hated, abused traffic cones, but they are all silent.

Emotionally Sensitive Traffic Cones provides the humble traffic cone with a simple voice to help overcome its often derided status.

When lined up along a stretch of road, the cones emit a gentle vocal style hum, with each cone contributing a slightly different note to create a collective modulating harmony. Stationary cars waiting in traffic can wind down their windows to enjoy the harmonies of the singing cones.

In total contrast, if any cone is abused, or moved out of place, it starts crying like a baby. All of this behaviour is controlled by a remote central AI unit with which the cones, that really behave like a swarm, are in constant communication.

This is all possible because inside each cone is a simple speaker, power supply, basic processor, GPS and GSM type communicator. Everything is contained in a tough weatherproof container. This means the cones can be easily found if moved, or used to deliver other sounds/messages on demand, as well as reacting to their immediate environments.

Cones are collectively capable of using their noise/voice generating capacity for many other purposes beyond the emission of traffic calming celestial harmonies - cheering in celebration; delivering warnings and other public information; making spooky noises for halloween.......