Month: January 2022Page 5 of 5

Precedent Research 1 – Sophiah

Pouch Motors: Printable/Inflatable Soft Actuators for Robotics – Ryuma Niiyama, Daniela Rus, and Sangbae Kim I really enjoyed learning about these pouch motors. I always imagined robots being…

Walking City // Ying Gao

Walking City is a collection of interactive dresses made out of nylon, cotton, and electronic sensors that can be altered using pneumatics. The designer utilizes origami-like shapes in…

Hans Haacke, Blue Sail -Jennifer Shin

Blue Sail is an installation work of blue chiffon blown by an oscillating fan underneath by German artist Hans Haacke. This work is interesting since its movement comes…

Sticky Actuator: Free-Form Planar Actuators for Animated Objects

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MIT Tangible Media Lab Presents: aeroMorph

Overview A completed design and manufacturing process for converting sheets of material into 3D objects using pneumatic actuation. This research introduces a universal bending mechanism design platform and…

Harikrishnan’s Inflatable Pants

Natalia Santiago London College of Fashion Graduate, Harikrishnan, put together a clothing collection for his graduate showcase which consisted of bulging latex pants paired with fitted coats or…

Überorgan: A Sculptural Installation by Tim Hawkinson

Yumeng Zhuang Überorgan is a massive installation of air balloons with horns whose notes are blown according to a 200 ft roll of custom code on paper. http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om32290.html…

Precedent Research 1 – ehyang

I was very drawn to / inspired by the folding aeroMorph inflatables created by MIT Media Lab’s Tangible Media Group. Through strategic layout of seams, the pouches bend…

Class 1: Welcome!

Please see the notes page: Class 1 – Tue Jan 18 – Introduction