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PIXELS by Patrick Jean
Interesting concept video. PIXELS is Patrick Jean’ latest short film, shot on location in New York.
No Comments »Firefly by SENSEable City Lab
Flyfire, a project initiated by the SENSEable City Laboratory in collaboration with ARES Lab (Aerospace Robotics and Embedded Systems Laboratory) aims to transform any ordinary space into a highly immersive and interactive display environment.
No Comments »MK-HexaKopter by Holger Buss
Really interesting hexakopter robotic prototype. More information on the website.
No Comments »Curious Displays by Julia Yu Tsao
Curious Displays functions simultaneously as a form of design research and as a proposal for a new product, a future display technology. Curious Displays is a product proposal for a new platform for display technology. Instead of a fixed form factor screen, the display surface is instead broken up into hundreds of ½ inch display blocks. Each block operates independently as a self-contained unit, and has full mobility, allowing movement across any physical surface. The blocks operate independently of one another, but are aware of the position and role relative to the rest of the system. With this awareness, the blocks are able to coordinate with the other blocks to reconfigure their positioning to form larger display surfaces and forms depending on purpose and function. In this way, the blocks become a physical embodiment of digital media, and act as a vehicle for the physical manifestation of what typically exists only in the virtual space of the screen. More of Julia’s great work can be seen on her website.
No Comments »World’s Smallest Robot With Gripper
At 1/20th of a cubic inch, this may be the world’s smallest wheeled robot with a gripper. The video shows it picking up and moving an 8 pin integrated circuit. Details on how to build it at instructables. Here is another video.
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Lego Structural Visualizations
Awesome representation of legos building structures in real-time. Great visualization of how small scale nano robot structures could be built in ral-time. 1500 hours of moving legobricks and individual photos splced together.
Swarm-like Printing Machines by Mark Bearak
Interesting swarm-like printing machines developed by Mark Bearak at Columbia School of Architecture taught by Francois Roche. Website describing the project can be found here.
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