RSSBay Area Maker Faire: May 19-20, 2007, San Mateo Fairgrounds
Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
DIY Motion Control
Type: Maker Workbench
Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science
Tags: motion+control robotics art kinetic+sculpture stepper+motor CNC algorithmic+art automation
Developed to increase factory efficiency, motion control is re-purposed in beautiful kinetic sculpture. Meet Eggbot, Animanemone, and other whimsical examples of motion control as art.
Web site: http://www.taomc.com
About the Maker(s)
Bruce Shapiro is an artist and educator trained as a physician who left medicine to pursue his fascination with connecting stuff that moves to computers. His large-scale artworks are permanently installed in science centers in the US, Canada, and Europe.
