“What if a CAD system could generate thousands of design options that all meet your specified goals? It’s no longer what if: it’s Project Dreamcatcher, the next generation of CAD. Dreamcatcher is a generative design system that enables designers to craft a definition of their design problem through goals and constraints. This information is used to synthesize alternative design solutions that meet the objectives. Designers are able to explore trade-offs between many alternative approaches and select design solutions for manufacture.”
Current and previous single-legged hopping robots are energetically tethered and lack portability. Here, we present the design and control of an untethered, energetically autonomous single-legged hopping robot.
More to read on Disney’s site
Untethered One-Legged Hopping in 3D Using Linear Elastic Actuator in Parallel (LEAP)
Deep Web is a monumental immersive audiovisual installation and live performance created by light artist Christopher Bauder and composer and musician Robert Henke
It’s the world’s first video-enabled beacon. Estimote Mirror can not only communicate with nearby phones and their corresponding apps, but also take content from these apps and display it on any digital screen around you.
Weird product shape/form, it’s good it will be hidden behind the display!
http://blog.estimote.com/post/150398268230/launching-estimote-mirror-the-worlds-first
Gorgeous new edition of the Monome’s Arc knob controller. Check out the really nice IxD of the Arc + Ansible starting near the 4:20 mark.
http://llllllll.co/t/ansible-begins-and-arc-shipping-update/4447
Coros LINX lets you ride with open ears, tune in to your ride and your music, calls, GPS navigation, ride data and more. Connect via Bluetooth 4.0 and control everything on a tiny remote at the touch of your finger. No earbuds required.
With this installation you play Pong by pulling ropes. Two people play against each other at a huge game area (10 x 5 meter)! There is no screen involved just ropes and lights.
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ReSpeaker provides a hands-free voice interface to things around you. Interact with the world, just using your voice. Rather than a voice assistant that fulfills simple tasks only when you asked, ReSpeaker provides a hands-free way of voice interaction for you and your surroundings.
BlokDust is a free web-based music making App, play with synths, samplers & self-playing contraptions, and share your creations.
http://blokdust.com
Deconstructed Burger, Behind The Scenes from Steve Giralt
ofxRobotArm is an openFrameworks addon for doing creative things with robot arms. The goal of the addon is to remove as many technical barriers as possible to get up and running with 6-axis robots. We’ve included a number of examples that show you how different ways of controlling and interacting with a robot arm, including direct manipulation, geometry-based manipulation, motion capture-based interactions, and keyframe animation.
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