Category: Automata: Telling Stories with Machines
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Scope 3D
Julia Irwin Scope3D is a micromechanical 3D scanner that allows users to build scalable 3D models from tiny objects. https://vimeo.com/114265826 Description Development of the scanner was inspired by a design project to make 3D printed design objects whose form gets created by their underlying physical properties (e.g., salt and pepper shakers in the shape of…
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Mechanical Puppet
Dimelsa Medina WHO IS PULLING THE STRINGS?<br /> <br /> Create an interactive animatronic that reflects the interaction between the humans and the machines. http://www.dimelsamedina.com/ITPBlog/project-development-studio-mechanical-puppet/ Description I have always been captivated by the conversion of motion and power that takes place within a machine and the way all the autonomous mechanisms form a whole and…
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Automatic Ad Lib
Tom Arthur An array of mechanical split-flap displays present seemingly straightforward informational icons that in combination invite individual interpretation and wonder. http://portfolio.howtomworks.com/automatic-ad-lib/ Description The mesmerizing mechanical movement and sound of a split-flap display has been lost due to the mechanical complexity and decreasing price of digital display tools. Automatic Ad Lib repurposes the precise movements…