Kinetic fantasy vehicle sculpture
Lovely Da Vinci-esque hand-cranked fantasy vehicle by Pablo Lavezzari. Kinetic Art – [via] Link
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KRINK markers
Wow – Graffiti artist Krink has his own line of markers now, the squeeze marker looks rad! – [via] Link.
ABSOLUT MACHINES – Amazing robotic, web connected ping-pong tossing musical instrument, a large-scale electromechanical sculpture
I met up with Dan Paluska (the other maker is Jeff Lieberman) – they have created the “ABSOLUT QUARTET”, an “automated multi-instrumental orchestral machine, a large-scale electromechanical sculpture consisting of three instruments and thousands of parts, working together to create one piece of music. The main timbre is a marimba played by balls shot from […]
Whiteboard hektor clone
Matt Mets made a hektor-esque whiteboard drawing robot for his 19th Thing-a-day project. He drew his favorite Tetris block. Arduino and Python code included – Link. Related: Hektor – The spray painting robot – Link. HEKTOR Meets DEXTER SINISTER! – Link.
Live sculpting, 3D art… and tiny Barack Obama
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 there was a sort of bizarre station, in a good way. A sculptor was working on a clay skeleton, another artist was making something in 3D (figures, a giant gun) and I think it all had something to do with Jailbreak toys, the makers of historical figures (they gave me […]
Radio controlled art
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 some toys seem almost obvious, RC Art makes a radio controlled “color bug” that holds one marker and to draw you drive it around. I remember doing DIY versions of these when I was a kid (and later with a Roomba) – so I guess it’s time for this to […]
Temporarily blind surveillance cameras
“Infrared Light Against Surveillance Cameras” is an easy to build device that protects you from cameras in public spaces. The focus is to amplify the interaction between “machines” (or light sources) that have been built as surveillance devices. This type of project always seems to re-emerge every few years. [via] – Link, See also How […]