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Xustainable XiamenEarlier in the summer I began an ongoing collaboration with Chora as part the exhibit for the Xiamen Energy Masterplan at the International Energy Efficiency in Building Expo in Xiamen, China. My contribution was to develop the interactive elements for the master plan model. The model itself measured approx 3m X 3m and was created [...]
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StemCloud Electro+Bio intelligenceFor the Sevilla Biennale I worked with Ecologic Studio to implement a layer of electronic intelligence and monitoring to augment their systems of biological response for StemCloud.
The basic variables in the system were Water + Nutrients + CO2. The CO2 was to be provided by the visitors by blowing into the tubes. The goal for [...]
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Robofold – production processAltN research has been working with roboFold to develop a new method of sheet metal forming which does not require any forms or tooling. In this method, material is simply scored on curved fold-paths and bent into form using 6axis robots. One of the advantages of this method is that different parts can [...]
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X-Men DevelopmentThis fall I worked with students at the University of Kentucky on the development of the “Xiamen Energy Masterplan Model”, part of an ongoing collaboration with CHORA. Over the course of a few weeks the students completely remade all 600+ LEDS, connection circuits, and prototyped the entire layout.
Team: Anton Bakerjian, Amanda Bocchinfuso, Spencer Dohrman, Chris [...]
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Agent Based WeavingExamples of initial test of developing a system for weaving structural systems using Massive. Future development will look to control the weaving typology over time as well as 3D weaving.
2 Agents
30 Agents
200 Agents
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Arduino Server – GrasshopperAfter many questions on the subject, I finally spent a few hours today to test the viability of creating an IO server in Grasshopper for Arduino. After doing this type of work in Maya for a few years, Grasshopper seems like a good next step as Rhino is a much more common tool. So far [...]
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Curved Folding NetworkCurved Folding Network
The new and official home for all research into curved folding as a method formal research and new manufacturing techniques. It is being run by Greg Epps of Robofold. I’ll be contributing to the site via my ongoing research into these methods
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Arch+ Issue
The Xiamen Energy Masterplan Model is featured in a special Issue of Arch+. It is on display at the IFA gallery in Stuttgart until March 20.
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SciARC workshopDuring the Spring Semester I will be teaching a visiting Workshop Series on Custom Design Hardware for Hernan Diaz Alonso’s studio @ SciARC
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Studio 2010I will be co-teaching graduate design studio @ the University of Kentucky this semester with Erick Carcamo of X|atelier. The studio will focus on developing an agent-based system in response to the upcoming World Equestrian Games in Lexington, and develop new design methodologies which link excessive, highly precise digital form making and autonomous manipulation via [...]
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Sensor Input for MayaPart 1 – Setup and Security
To allow the various pieces of software/hardware to connect you must set up a few things beforehand. You should only have to do this once.
STEP1: Install Maya Browser Plugin. Open Maya, goto HELP-> Browser Setup Asssistant.
Click Install Automatically
STEP2: Follow the instructions HERE to set up the security setting for Maya [...]
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lightMap
LightMaps – converts lighting data of a surface to an image file using the rendering engine.
-you can animate the lights and generate a series of maps that show the changing conditions
-the maps are named so that they can be used as an animated texture on the surface
download HERE
To use it:
(Assuming you already have the lights [...]
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colourCode
The colourCode system utilizes grayscale maps to control component systems. see the script for details.
download HERE
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Scripting Reference – LaunchedAfter a few months planning and design we finally launched the first beta of the Scripting Reference Database @ the Institut of Experimental Architecture in Innsbruck. The goal was to develop a comprehensive database of scripts and references for architecture. The goal is for it to become a hub of information generated by [...]
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youTube orchestraJust found this via core77 and it actually works shockingly well-
LINK
In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users.
The videos can be played simultaneously — the soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual [...]
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dexterityVia Hizook
A few blogs are passing around videos of the Ishikawa Komuro Lab’s high-speed robot hand performing impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation. However, the video being passed around is slight on details. Meanwhile, their video presentation at ICRA 2009 (which took place in May in Kobe, Japan) has an informative narration and demonstrates [...]
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See your toungefrom Sci American
Neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita hypothesized in the 1960s that “we see with our brains not our eyes.” Now, a new device trades on that thinking and aims to partially restore the experience of vision for the blind and visually impaired by relying on the nerves on the tongue’s surface to send light signals to [...]
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deceptive robotsFrom botJunkie
In a mere 50 virtual generations, swarm bots (remember them?) using genetic software evolved the capacity to lie to other robots about the location of a source of food. Initially, the robots were programmed as a group to search for an object that represented food, and they gradually learned to emit a blue light [...]