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Pulse is a live visualization project by Berlin-based artist Markus Kison. It’s based around a shapeshifting, heart-like object that reacts to the emotions expressed by the authors of private weblogs on blogger.com. A program aggregates words in blogs’ text and scans for synonyms that correlate with the emotional concepts in Robert Plutchik’s three-dimensional circumplex model describing the psychoevolutionary theory of emotion. The more one a the emotions is represented, the more corresponding portion of the organism is mechanically activated. Blurring the lines between art and technology, Pulse uses data to create the very organic visualization. read more

Arduino to 3D Studio Max from melka on Vimeo.
I am a sucker for anything controlled by a wii remote. It may be because there are only 2-3 games worth playing which is ridiculous now the we are almost 2 years into the life of the system. I feel like I need to put that nunchuck to work!  The video shows that the motion of the nunchuck can be seen in real time in the 3D Studio Max Window. via the great little site >> hackaday

How can you hate on robot love? As we move closer and closer to economical desktop fabrication techniques, it is great to see a project that is open source and have a robust documentation archive. For those that are even remotely interested in fabrication you owe it to yourself to take a look.

RepRap 1.0 “Darwin” is a rapid prototyping machine that is capable of making the majority of its own component parts. Instructions and all necessary data are available completely free under the GNU General Public Licence from this website to everyone. read more

It’s a modified DIY hexapod robot with a motorized Dremel-tool nose, and Matt’s written some code that lets the robot move the cutting tool with precision, so it acts like a little precision CNC mill. And it’s amazing: wait til you see the video of it in action, carving out a model. But is this project a scary step towards self-replicating ‘bots? via gizmodo read more

FLARE is a modular system to create a dynamic hull for facades or any building or wall surface. Acting like a living skin, it allows a building to express, communicate and interact with its environment.

Not sure if the image and movie are renderings or the real thing. Either way the site opens up the process and technical underpinnings that are valuable in an of themselves. If they ever  get this built I  am sure it will be mesmerizing.

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Lets face it walking sucks! Most people don’t even know how to do it properly. Shufflers, bouncers, excessive arm swingers, non arm swingers and my favorite, the ones that don’t know what side of the sidewalk to walk on. I don’t even know why we bother. Why can’t we have a magical device w/ millions of tiny feet that moves us around? BAM! Segway’s new RMP is here. 48 nubs is nowhere near a million but it is a good start. read more

Here is a new tool to acquire commissions.

Step 1 : Get hold of “Yuka shita Inspection Robot”

Step 2 : Deploy on unsuspecting building owner that is susceptible to suggestion

Step 3 : Send documentation package w/ solution contract

Step 4 : Repeat Step 2 read more

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There is something eerie about this video. It borders on Blair Witch, Cloverfield or yeti footage. Its movements remind me of a lap dog that has not touched cold pavement for months and the recovery from the blindsided kick is brilliant. read more

This is a sneak peak into our robot overlord future. The part where they lay on the ground and then jump up. In preparation for crushing us organic meatbags. This awkward robot from Japan showcases the huge leaps forward we’ve made in robot technology. They can jump up into a squat from lying flat on their backs now! The next huge leap forward: standing up. [TV in Japan]