An exploration of skilled human gesture and design, Spring 2017.
Cake City by Lissa Biltz, Victoria Yong, and Robert Zacharias Due: 5/11/2017 Abstract This project aimed to provide a playful method of designing a city block on a piece of cake using playful user input and a frosting-based output generated by an ABB robot and a Grasshopper script. On a plain white surface, a user
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RoboZen Cecilia Ferrando, Cy Kim, Atefeh Mhd, Nitesh Sridhar 5/10/2017 Abstract: Our human-machine workflow involve using a sandbox as a zen drawing template. By using sand as the drawing medium, it is easy to create and reset patterns. Modeling sand is on one side a predictable action, on the other it also entails
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Project Team: Dyani Robarge & Jack Fogel Human Machine Virtuosity, Spring 2017 MoCap Carve | Final Video ABSTRACT The Augmented Carve seeks to develop a woodworking tool guidance system for aiding in the construction of 3D aggregated irregular geometries, in this case branches. The motion capture system tracks the location and orientation of both tool, a ryoba
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The following is a general template for the final report, which is to be delivered as a blog post. The video is crucial; please make sure it captures the intention and success of your project clearly. Project Title Author 1, Author 2 Submission Date URL of project video (typically up to two minutes) Abstract
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Written Description: The initial steps in this workflow involve using a sandbox as a zen drawing template. By using sand as the drawing medium, it makes it easy to create and reset patterns. As a pattern or shape is being drawn, Motive captures the motion of the hand tool moving through the sand. Grasshopper
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Hybrid Skill Workflow Diagram: Input: Transformation: Output: Written Description: The first step in this workflow involves using a sandbox for the drawing template. By using sand as the drawing medium, it makes it easy to create and reset patterns. Once a pattern is drawn it can either be modified or saved to be
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Dyani Robarge & Jack Fogel project context | motivation | scope | implementation The system our team is developing harnesses the learned skill of woodcarving and applies this trade to an augmented assembly process. Specifically, the project seeks to augment the process by which individual branches are carefully carved. VIDEO: Wood Carving Half Lap
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1. Hybrid Skill Workflow Diagram 2.Annotated Drawings Input: Transformation: Process: Left: Input, in which cardboard forms that represent buildings are arranged on a 2′ x 2′ table and whiteboard surface under a Kinect. Green spaces (green), roads (purple), and bodies of water (blue) are drawn in with markers. A boundary (cyan) for the
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Hybrid Skill Workflow Physical Workcell Diagram
Intro Our team focused on a particular style of Chinese martial arts called baguazhang. This technique utilizes a double-handled curved sword and dynamic movements that engage the whole body in smooth coiling and rotation. The user steps in a circular motion to build up momentum to fluidly move around an opponent and strike quickly with
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