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Demo 2 – Leah Kendrick

The design of my pratfall contraption was inspired by the swings outside of Donner and the structures minor swaying that occurs when a swinger pumps too hard! My…

Background Research: Oliver Terrell – Waves by Daniel Palacios

Background Context This piece is called Waves by Daniel Palacios and was created in 2006. It was commissioned by Nike, Adidas, London Science Museum, Centra Andaluz de Arte,…

Wayne-Background Research

El Toro Grande: Self-Driving Car Using Machine Learning Background Context The author was an American high schooler who attended the International Autonomous Robot Racing Challenge in Waterloo, Canada….

Ronitb – Background Research

Arduino Game Controller Ronit Banerjee Video The Rationale & Goals The creator of the arduino game controller is a mechanical engineer and made it as part of his…

Demo 2 – An Unfortunate Little Robot

Summary When you plug this little robot in, all he wants to do is unplug himself and go back to sleep. Unfortunately for him, the cable is so…

jrlew – Background Research

Kinetic Rain Context In 2012, Changi Airport Group in Singapore commissioned the company ART+COM to build a sculpture that could be displayed in their newly renovated terminal. They…

Demo 2: Pointless Piggy Bank

Description This piggy bank doubles as a fun desk toy doubles that will cheer most anyone up. Inspired by pointless robots, the piggy bank repeatedly hits itself until…

Demo 2: Oliver Terrell – Slightly Confused Trebuchet

This pratfall device was designed to be a comedy piece inspired by medieval warfare. It is structured like a trebuchet (catapult-like device) but instead of the motor attaching…

Wayne Liu-Demo 2-Plane Take-off

This is an airplane taking off model. The front is supported by two legs, which are connected by a screw. The rear leg is connected to a servo…

Demo 2 – Living Tripod by Jen Kwang

    This living tripod operates as an articulated support structure.  The tripod loses his footing, and after falling down wriggles on the table in a failed attempt…