Ever wonder if the Roomba is actually cool, or a just a geeky tech toy? What about  Kid Robot vinyl toys? Still trying to convince people that they are really works of art?
Looks like you’re not so crazy after all. Kid Robot and the Roomba vacuum robot are just two of the innovative designs being paid tribute to at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s triennial, running now through July 29. The exhibit is a massive, three-floor celebration of the coolest things either on the market right now, or coming up in the near future. We’re talking flat-packed houses, battle-damaged furniture, the Apple iPod, even Nike’s Free running show–If it looks cool, it’s in this show.

Kid Robot took center stage with their Deph Dunny prominently featured in the triennial’s marketing material and a comprehensive display of the young company’s work on the second floor. Besides representation of classic 8″ Dunnys (such as Voodoo and El Dunny Loco) and some designs (an 8″ Obey Dunny), Kid Robot planted a gigantic six-foot tall chalkboard Munny in the middle of the showroom floor. People were encouraged to chalk the monster up. Too bad that meant potentially erasing works of art by Gary Baseman among others.

Other incredible designs include Albert Hubo, the first expressive walking humanoid; Creative Technology’s interactive digital army soldier who responds to actual questions, and the feral dog project (a collection of robot dogs designed by students). In addition, the museum is offering a set of Dunnys, “Ribeye and Cheeze,” designed by Planet Propaganda and selling for about $10.