creature

Himawari Plant Robot: Creature Expression Using Shape-Memory-Alloy Actuator Cluster

The goal of this project is to use shape-memory-alloy actuators to realize a wriggling creature. Normally, a shape-memory-alloy actuator generates a well-defined action (robot appendages grip something or walk). But in this project, precisely controlled actuators express wriggling and creature expression. It demonstrates that an assembly of actuators can be applied to shape display of 3D objects by increasing the number of actuators and the resolution.


Akira Nakayasu
Kiyoshi Tomimatsu
Kyushu University

(http://ander.jp/index.html)

Tensegrity

Kenneth Snelson

Cycloid

p system

http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~cutler/gaudi/
http://web.media.mit.edu/~amanda/gaudi/
http://www.designexplorer.net/
http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/simong/
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/%7Etraer/physics/

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processing tool: jmyron

Spatial Sketch System

Traditional design media (such as sketch and model making) is possessed the abilities of hand-craft expression and intuitive attention behavior for design making. It mediated to direct a key instinctive design-training behavior allows designer express their thought with convenience by hand and eye. In this paper, we purpose Spatial Sketch System which consisted with a spatial I/O interface and a VR environment. Spatial I/O interface completed with two wearable devices of S-gloves and S-glasses for design input and visual display. VR environment brings the capabilities of gesture modeling, provide designer three type of modeling functions of line, surface, and mass in architectural design training. It allows designer can implement their instinctive design-training behavior with CAD tools by spontaneously. We evaluated our system through the comparison with present CAD system, it provides users new design possibilities to create idea directly, and allow designers to operate in complicated design processes in architecture with simplicity.

MSOrgm 2.0@siggraph2009

BioLogic: A Natural History of Digital Life

http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/galleries_experiences/biologic_art/


http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStoryPrinter=14649

reference

Self-reconguration for Adaptive Furniture