An electronic “pet” with movement and audiovisual actuation capabilities. The pet will communicate wirelessly with a host computer which in turn will receive information from the owner’s personal “identities” in two social network services: Facebook and Twitter. Links: |
The Educational Scanning Tunneling Microscope was the first born in the SPM family. When two electrodes are brought very close together (~nm) and they have a potential difference Vb, there is a fair probability that some electrons will tunnel across the electrodes gap. The STM uses the tunneling current exiting between these electrodes as the interaction that can render the surface topographies of a particular specimen. Links: | |
Is an interactive participatory space to create stories. Visitors will send messages to be processed, curated and presented by the factorie's machines and operators. The messages are answers to 4 daily questions specially designed to elicit the most diverse and creative answers from the public. After 15 days of operation we have a collection of 60 stories with all the wisdom, wishes and thoughts of visitors to read and enjoy. A special memory for a special festival that unites different cultures and feelings of people from all the world around creation. |
These two robots play soccer against two other robots, completely by themselves. They competed at the World Championships Robocup 2009, in the junior league playing for Team 'xD' Vossius. Links: |
Measuring paraglide's wing behavior in realtime to develop more safe wings and get more details of behavior in certain conditions. One big problem of paraglider is the collapse or stall, because it is no fixed wing. Most of all fatal accidents are caused by a (asymmetric) collapses as main trigger in the accident chain. This project do a research on wing-behavior in detail while flying and trying to give manufactures better data, which helps to become more safe or faster. Links: |
There is no really cool monitor system for skiffs and rowing boats. We've developed one! Combining a polar heartbeat sensor with a 3D-Acceleration sensor to measure: Heartbeat, Row beats, Max - min row beat, Race/Time. This device is splash-proof, easy to use, with an extra backlight for twighlight use. Links: |
SAMSA is an autonomous hexapod robot with 3-axis freedom on each leg. It can walk at high speeds, react to sound, distance and print information on a display. It has 18 micro-servos, a microphone, distance sensor, sensitive mobile anthenas and an 8x8 graphic display. |
hoops is an interactive game adaptable to different space topologies and conditions. Players can increase the difficulty by tangling hoops tentacles or pulling friend's colored spots while playing. Players can generate different types of sequences and levels by hitting hoops head to listen the next instruction. Links: |
The noise interactive facade responds to environmental noise level in different frequencies by altering its surface distorting the reflected image. 4 frequencies ranges were chosen in the audible spectrum (0-20khz) and the noise level is mapped to changes in specific sections of the reflective surface. Links: |
SEED is an interactive light fixture that eacts to the volume of the crowd surrounding it. Based on volume levels, the light takes on different colors and serves as mood lighting that reflects the party around it. Links: |
This software is for stacking blocks within an environment of forces. As each unit is stacked it simultaneously calculates its own weight and balance in real-time to produce strange structural forms. Links: |
