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2007 Rockefeller New Media Foundation Proposal

dc.contributor.authorMacMurtrie, (Francisco) Chico
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-30T17:11:00Z
dc.date.available2009-03-30T17:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-03-30T17:11:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe Inflatable Bodies are computer-controlled robotic fabric sculptures capable of fluid movement and interaction with humans in dynamic, visceral new ways. In this latest generation of interactive performance sculpture from Amorphic Robot Works, the limiting factors of weight and size have been eliminated by the use of high-tensile inflatable fabric "skeletons" activated by servo-controlled inflatable fabric "muscles." The innovation of a universal joint permits an unprecedented range and kind of movement that is as broad as that for muscle and bone, but with little of the mass. The new robotic form that results is compelling because it conforms neither to standard conceptions of robotics nor to existing understanding of kinetic sculpture, and gives rise to practically limitless potential for improvisational performance and interactive installation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/12166
dc.subjectinteractive installationen_US
dc.subjectroboticsen_US
dc.subjectinteractive sculptureen_US
dc.subjectkinetic sculptureen_US
dc.subjecthuman-computer interactionen_US
dc.subjectAmorphic Robot Worksen_US
dc.title2007 Rockefeller New Media Foundation Proposalen_US

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