Mechateuthis
Maker Faire Bay Area 2016
Hands-on Activity
MAKER
Barry Crawford
I live in Elko, NV where I build various mechanically themed kinetic and non-kinetic sculptures. I have created two large scale works for the 2013 and 2015 Burning Man festivals.
Mechateuthis is a kinetic sculpture of a mechanical giant squid. It's 8 digitally controlled motors power the movements of the arms, beak, eyes, tentacles, and mantle fins. Watch Mechateuthis move on it's own or turn a crank to control a movement.
What inspired you to make this project?:
After I built "Helicopter Dragonfly on Mechanical Plant" in 2013, my wife said I should build a giant squid. I really liked the idea I got for the arm mechanism, and so I put in a proposal to Burning Man and they accepted it.
