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Alexander McQueen Robot Paint Dress

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Today we have seen the loss of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. A truly exceptional creative individual that will be greatly missed.  This happens to be one of our favorite McQueen shows from the Spring/Summer 1999  where he took a white dress and then splattered it w/ paint from 2 robot arms .  McQueen was not only epic as a designer of fashion but also understood the theatrics of the conceptual side of  the profession.

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factory.porn: FIFA World Cup ball / Jabulani

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For those that are interested in the World Cup ball construction, we have a treat for you. 4min 26 sec of awesomeness! Thanks to J. Ivanoff for this one. >>>video below read more

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Francis Bitonti & Brian Osborn: Robots in the French Quarter

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For this years DesCours, an annual AIA event, held in New Orleans Louisiana. Francis Bitonti (fadarch.com) and Brian Osborn (bo-th.com) collaborated to construct a 500sqft robotic canopy.

The illuminated canopy fills the upper portion of a small courtyard in the French Quarter. As participants fill the courtyard the space is transformed by a field of kinetic devices. “Our objective is to create a fluid public condition which is programmed by habitation and social interaction.” Participants control the architecture through the seating. The ceiling is created from a grid of robotic components. The components randomly contract and expand while at rest. When the space is empty only one turns on at a time. As people begin to occupy the seats under the canopy, more components begin flickering on and off. Two people will cause three units to randomly dance around three people will activate four and four people will activate 5 etc… read more

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hard.core:Build you own CNC

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Our friends at Core77 put up this interesting post we would like to share:

Chris Reilly and Taylor Hokanson, two Chicago-based artists who teach at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, have just completed the DIYLILCNC, an open-source set of plans to make a fully functional CNC mill for around $700.

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hard.core:Chemical Robot named JSEL

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