Posts Tagged ‘miles’
Spatial Robot Prototypes by Miles Kemp
Nano Meta-morphic Architecture consists of a palette of small-scale self-similar robotic modules that have the ability to dynamically move and attach to other modules to create different configurations in real-time. Each module has a different material on its exterior, various hardware (sensors, accelerometers, computation and kinetics) and computational logic to enable it to interpret and physically respond to different local and global inputs. Inhabitants can use hundreds of thousands of these modules to create and recreate dynamic real-time formations. This project included the design of the overall geometry, logic and behavior of the modules as well as the creation and development of fully working prototypes. Project link at Series Design/Build and Variate Labs.
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Miles Kemp Featured on City of Sound
Miles was featured on City of Sound. Thanks Dan Hill! Quote from the feature: “Robert Miles Kemp’s talk was always interesting and occasionally spellbinding, most of all when showing the work in responsive robotic structures. His videos of simple blocks self-assembling into what he called “nano-architecture” are quite extraordinary… Kemp situated this within a wider context of interactive and informational architecture, centred around his work at Variate Labs and renowned new media deisgn firm Schematic (and his blog, Spatial Robots) described in a consistently interesting talk, covering many of the primary themes in contemporary interface design – and indeed extending the idea of where and what interfaces are.”
Massive Multi-touch RFID Wall by Schematic
The 2009 Schematic/Cannes Lions Touchwall measured 12’ wide by 5’ tall. This multi-user touch based interface edge-blended high-res graphics from 6 projectors, used infrared lasers to detect touch inputs from multiple users at the same time and synchronized a huge amount of event, location, and people data from multiple databases. RFID tags were attached to festival attendee badges and enabled the wall to recognize people as they approached the screen. Cannes attendees could use the wall to get directions around town, browse festival program information, trade contact info, and schedule meetings.
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Miles Kemp ACADIA 2008 Presentation
Miles will be presenting at ACADIA 2008, October 16-19, 2008. Miles will be talking about how new trends in the design of interactive interfaces can influence the ways we design interactive space.
Metamorphic Space by Robert Miles Kemp
Miles Kemp’s Masters Thesis at Southern California Institute of Architecture looked at the logic behind robot precedents at the Cornell and Xerox Parc and developed a series of robot prototypes that related to reconfigurable architectural space.
Robert Miles Kemp Bio
Miles Kemp is the founder and principal of Variate LABS and Series Design/Build. Miles is currently developing a number of interface, robotic and spatial projects in Los Angeles, New York, London, Mexico City and Munich. Miles also works as a Senior User Experience Designer and Information Architect for Schematic Inc. specifically developing next generation interfaces for web, touch, gesture and other emerging technology platforms. In addition to his professional work, Miles also created and moderates a blog about robotics and emerging technologies in architecture, www.spatialrobots.com.
