Robbins works internationally, using physical and conversational processes to create interactions between strangers in order to build community and problem-solve.
Robbins received a BA from The University of Virginia and attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Pratt for his Masters.
Robbins has also worked at RISD, as well as a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Benin and West Africa.
He currently teaches at The State University of New York at Purchase as a Professor in the Visual Arts Conservatory.
[22] As part of his art practice, Robbins has founded several organizations: In 2006, he co-founded the Ghana Think Tank, a growing network of think tanks from Ghana, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Iran, Afghanistan, Serbia and the US prison system, who work to solve problems in the “developed” world.