Kinetic Sculpture by David C. Roy
Incredible sculptures that you wind up – the site shows how they’re made and has some Flash movies to see them in action – [via – via] – Link.
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Machine paintings by Anton Perich
In the late 70’s Anton Perich designed and built an electric painting machine – check out his site for more wonderful pieces! – Link.
Tatjana van Vark – amazing art (collection)
Check out this collection of devices, sculptures, contraptions and more from Tatjana van Vark – Link. Pictured here, The Inertial Navigator Platform.
Chatty, a talking mannequin with a human face
Edo on Pink Tentacle writes – “Chatty, a talking mannequin with a human face, is on display at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2006 (at Tokyo Big Sight through March 26). Developed by Ishikawa Optics & Art Corporation, Chatty has a face that is brought to life by means of a video projector inside its […]
Electro-Mechanical Pong
“Real” Pong! – “Pongmechanik is an absolutely physical game. The game is realized electromechanically, and essentially consists of four elements: A relay computer, the mechanical movement with collision detection, the display and the acoustic components.” [via] – Link.
Juggernaut – da Vinci inspired wooden toy
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Smeece85’s writes – “My final Model for our second Industiral Design project this semester. The assignment was to create a wooden toy inspired by da Vinci. My solution is a car powered by a falling weight. Then the weight reaches the bottom of its arch, it hits a trigger and […]
Liquid Clock
The Water Clock Children’s Museum of Indianapolis displays time as colored & filled up water vessels – “Designed by French physicist and artist Bernard Gitton…The clock, which is 26.5 feet tall, uses 70 gallons of a solution of water, methyl alcohol and food coloring. The alcohol prevents algae and fungus from growing inside the pipes […]
