Mechanical Empathy
Philip Beesley is a Toronto-based architect and sculptor who creates extraordinary cybernetic systems.
“Implant Matrix is an interactive geotextile that could be used for reinforcing landscapes and buildings of the future. The matrix is capable of mechanical empathy. A network of mechanisms react to human occupants as erotic prey.”
The matrix is comprised of a lightweight structural system with sensors, shape-memory alloy wire actuators and distributed microprocessors.
Read more about Beesley’s work at BLDGBLOG.
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Originally
from core77.com's design blog
reBlogged
by michael
on Jun 27, 2006, 10:58PM
invisible sphere
a 5.5 foot diameter sphere covered with video monitors & surveillance cameras. each monitor displays a live video feed from a camera placed on the opposite side of the sphere. the sphere, created by Jonathan Schipper, can be rolled around in its environment. it is a surveillance device that reveals what is just beyond it. its scale & mobility defy secrecy.
see also science on a sphere.
[pierogi2000.com & coolhunting.com(interview movie)|via rhizome.org]
Originally
from information aesthetics
reBlogged
by michael
on Jun 27, 2006, 2:48AM
