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Kinetic

• Devices, Flying, Kinetic, robotics

  Insect Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems

  04.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Hybrid Insect Micro Electro Mechanical Systems project aims to create literal shutterbugs — camera-toting insects whose nerves have grown into their internal silicon chip so that wranglers can control their activities. DARPA researchers are also raising cyborg beetles with power for various instruments to be generated by their muscles. via spatialrobot

• Devices, Kinetic

  Arthur Ganson

  04.09.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Arthur Ganson has been a great inspiration to me. His artistic and engineering skill is articulated with great humour and weightlessness. I just thought I’d put a few videos I found online up here but I recommend the DVD if you really want to see the detail in his work.

  Self-described as a cross between […]

• Devices, Interactive, Kinetic, robotics

  Swarming Structures

  04.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I have an ongoing interest in swarming structures that goes back to my Angels, Flying Reconfigurable Architecture work which I did at the Bartlett a couple of years ago. Going from concept to real truely swarming LTA vehicles is another story but these developments in mobile robotics are interesting glimpses at a possible world made […]

• Devices, Interactive, Kinetic, Scuplture/Installation

  Richard Brown

  03.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m currently over in Vienna settng up my work for the upcoming Pask Present Exhibition which opens tomorrow. If your in the area feel free to join us for the opening night tomorrow (25th March). One of the artists exhibiting is Richard Brown, so I thought I’d show a taste of his work. Richard Brown […]

• Architecture, Devices, Environmental, Kinetic

  Spinning Streetlights

  01.28.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Here’s an interesting wind powered streetlight from the Panasonic Center in Tokyo that I found on hyperexperience blog run by Leonardo Bonanni of MediaLab. I’m a big fan of using these Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for integrating into urban skylines when traditional propellers often seem too dramatic.

• Architecture, Flying, Kinetic, Scuplture/Installation

  Troika - Cloud

  01.26.08 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  This seems to have spread all over the design and architecture blogs. Cloud by Troika is a beautiful object and really superb piece of engineering, especially with its mix of high tech digital control and nostalgic low tech actuation.

  There’s a nice video here from youtube and Chris O’Shea has some details on pixelsumo blog […]

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