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Science Fiction Illustrations by Philippe Druillet

June 27th, 2014 | Robot, Space

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Philippe Druillet is a cartoonist and illustrator from Toulouse, France. He entered the art world as a regular contributor to the French comic, Pilote, in the late 1960’s and 1970’s, and eventually earned the nickname of “Space Architect” by creating massive backdrops featuring buildings inspired by ancient Indian temples and Gothic cathedrals.

Philippe’s work features gritty, dystopian themes filled with cyborgs, alien creatures, and elaborate depictions of war.
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Throughout the 1970’s, you could find his illustrations in comic books as well as on many album and book covers. Gathered here is just a small sample of the work that he created during his illustrious career.
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If his drawings piqued your curiosity, you can find more from Philippe at his website (although it may be currently down for maintenance).

-RSB

Upcycled Robot Sculptures by +Brauer

June 24th, 2014 | Robot

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Bruno Lefevre-Brauer, known as +Brauer, is a graphic designer living in Paris. Over the past 20 years he has designed numerous album covers for French and international artists and pursued his personal artistic expression through painting, photography and sculpture.

The robots seen here are part of a side project in which he creates vintage-style robots from discarded industrial parts. The robot sculptures really come to life at night when the lights come on.

From the artist:

“The beauty of the materials and the venerable patinas express their beauty in the light of day, while at night, it is the turn of the strange, evocative light fittings to reveal their magic. Right from conception, the element of light is an integral part of the artwork: each robot is designed to interact with it’s environment in a different way whether it is turned on or off.”

It’s nice to see these abandoned pieces of machinery repurposed for a creative use. As a future step, I’d love to see these robots animated… maybe in a stop-motion context. It could make for an entertaining short movie.

-RSB

Kissing Hatsune Miku in Virtual Reality

May 13th, 2014 | Robot

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Kissing Hatsune Miku in Virtual Reality Oculus Rift

It seems we’re getting one step closer to that strange futuristic world portrayed in science fiction. Folks, it’s about to get weird!

The people over at Alcyone in Japan recently developed this virtual tool using a modified Oculus Rift headset and two Wii Remotes to interface with the synthetic lips. It’s really a sight to behold. I wonder if Facebook had this in mind when they purchased Oculus Rift for $2 Billion.

It seems that the sex industry is always quick to adopt the newest technology.
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Exciting (albeit strange) times ahead!

-RSB

Pyro Board: Modified Rubens’ Tube made from 2500 Bunsen Burners

April 25th, 2014 | Robot

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Behold the Pyro Board: an array of 2500 flames created by Sune Nielsen, a Masters student in physics at Aarhus University in Denmark.

How it Works: As you can observe in the video, the board is an extension of the device known as a Rubens’ Tube.

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Pressure variations caused by sound waves affect the flow rate of flammable gas in each of the holes in the Pyro Board. This leads to variations in the height and color of the flames.
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The magic of the video happens around the 3:30 mark. Fire and music seem to be a very natural fit.

-RSB

[via Veritasium]

Shape-shifting Table from the MIT Media Lab

April 17th, 2014 | Robot

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Behold the new shape-shifting table created by the folks at the MIT Media Lab. The idea is relatively simple: a camera picks up motion in one place and transmits that motion into a new 3D space using a system of blocks attached to motors.
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As you can see in the video, the execution is extremely impressive.
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The whole system works in real time, with hardly any discernible lag.

The project titled, “Transform,” was created by Daniel Leithinger and Sean Follmer, overseen by their professor Hiroshi Ishii.
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“A pixel is intangible,” Ishii told Dezeen. “You can only use it through mediating and remote control, like a mouse or a touchscreen. We decided to physically embody computation and information.”

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The implications for this technology may be far-reaching. I had a discussion with visual artist Ashley May recently about possibilities to further connect people from a distance. You may already use Skype and FaceTime to have realtime conversations with your friends and family across the world, but currently, there is no way to reach out and physically touch your loved ones. Maybe technology like the shape-shifting table (or its future models) will allow you to hold your friend’s hand, or give them a hug… Distance seems to becoming irrelevant in our ever more connected world.

-RSB

Robotic Kangaroo

April 16th, 2014 | Robot

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Festo has a knack for creating incredibly realistic robotic animals (see Dragonfly & Jellyfish). The company’s new product is the Robotic Kangaroo seen above.

Here’s a word from Festo:

“On the artificial kangaroo, Festo intelligently combines pneumatic and electrical drive technology to produce a highly dynamic system. The stable jump kinematics plus the precise control technology ensure stability when jumping and landing. The consistent lightweight construction facilitates the unique jumping behaviour. The system is controlled by gestures.”

I still have no idea who purchases these robotic animals. What functional use do they have? Regardless, I am glad they do. If I had the money, I would have one of these hopping around my apartment right now.

Festo has now created jellyfish, penguins, kangaroos, and dragonflies… It would be pretty amazing to attend a company happy hour and see all of these animals moving around in the same space. Maybe they could make a robotic zoo of sorts?

-RSB

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