Human-Machine Virtuosity

By Gerardo, Peter, and Olivia Abstract Our project aim was to transform Genevieve’s artwork into rasterized graphics to etch acrylic sheets and combine them into layered sculptural images. Instead of trying to incorporate the robotic arm in order to increase scale it was more important to Genevieve that we capture her method of layering paint
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Perry Naseck, Andey Ng, and Mary Tsai Abstract Our project aimed to discover and analyze the gestural aesthetic of graffiti and its translation into a robotic and technical system. Our goal was to augment and extend, but not replace, the craft of graffiti using a robotic system. With the capabilities of the robot, we explored
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The following is a general template for the final report, which is to be delivered as a blog post. Please write out your narrative in paragraph form, the outline of prompts below is not intended as a format guide. The video is crucial; please make sure it captures the intention and success of your project
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Team Management Kevin: Generating Rhino/Grasshopper toolpathing Elton: Developing mounting systems for foam, Robotic arm attachments Testing paint and medium printing on foam Andy: Writing Python code for pattern generation from provided image Bi Weekly Goals  Kevin is working on the tool paths in Rhino and once he is done, we will try to apply the
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Where we last left off: A proposal and an abstract model of our workflow. This was enough to guide our exploration of each enabling technology (3D scanners, 3D printers, sculpting, and transforming), but, as we expected the real project was in the weeds of each step of the process. Where we are now: We can
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Live Demonstration The tool we built to mount to the robot consists of a spray applicator that was cut and attached to the piston via a milled piece of aluminum. After building the spray paint applicator tool, we tested it on the robot by inputting a manual path for it to follow while manipulating the
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Our group’s plan moving forward was to get a MOCAP of Paul working with the hot knife, editing and reproducing his stroke pattern through Rhino, and having the robot replicate his dextrous skill in carving out a completely different drawing. We’ve made significant progress towards that end. Paul appeared to have an easy time transferring
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by Gerardo, Olivia, and Peter After further consideration between our group and our artist we have changed trajectory towards transforming Genevieve’s art into a 3D layered image made of layers of transparent acrylic. After our initial proposal we spoke more with Genevieve, Garth, and Josh and realized we had been focusing on the wrong things.
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by Gerardo, Olivia, and Peter We’re interested in utilizing the motion capture technology in the dFab Lab to explore the expressive nature of Genevieve’s drawing skills and to, ultimately, use the motion capture data to scale up her artwork. Genevieve prefers to work on a smaller scale. The end result is a process that generates
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