Solar Xylophone
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Solarengine circuits trigger hammers to strike pentatonic chimes.
By Rory Nugent
Photos by Rory Nugent
Illustrations by Nik Schulz
Links
- LEMURplex
- Socrates Sculpture Park
- Solarbotics
- Woodstock Chimes
- Solarengine Schematic
Circuit schematic for the Solar Xylophone project.
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