I found this device when I am just surfing on youtube finding projects for robotics. This project is done by design incubation centre in National University of Singapore (NUS). The project started with a question: Would I feel the physical presence of my close ones? While the internet provides a platform for text messaging and video calling, Roly Poly aims to… Read more →
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Device of the week #3: Kissenger by Mixed Reality Lab (2017)
How it works High precision force sensors are embedded under the silicon lip to measure the dynamic forces at different parts of your lips during a kiss. The device sends this data to your phone, which transmits it to your partner over the Internet in real time. Miniature linear actuators are used to reproduce these forces on your partner’s lips,… Read more →
Device of the week #2: Circular Breathing (2003) by Scott Snibbe
Circular Breathing is a personal breath recorder. While breathing and blowing into the mouthpiece, the viewer records a breath pattern. After letting go of the button, the breath pattern plays back indefinitely, looping from start to finish. The piece turns the circular process of breathing into a circular recording. With practice, viewers can create seamless air loops that mimic the… Read more →
Device of the week #1: Joseph Griffith’s bicycle drawing machine
Joseph Griffith’s bicycle drawing machine Materials: Felt-tip markers, exercise equipment, bicycle wheels, steel, aluminium, rope, rubber, timber, plastic, cement, found materials. 2009 Melbourne Fashion Festival PENTHOUSE MOUSE The Capitol – Toorak Rd. South Yarra Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia The project consists of a stationary bike, which when pedalled by a user becomes a tool for drawing on a canvas. the spinning… Read more →