The team at Flowering Elbow have an open day at their cool workshop in Carmarthen on Saturday 25th January. A great opportunity to mingle with makers, share tips, play with recycled goods, open source electronics, wood and metal….
I was in Oxford at the end of August where I presented the Coy-B project at the 14th TAROS conference. TAROS stands for Towards Autonomous RObotics Systems. It is attended by an international crew of specialists from academia and business. I was hoping to make contact with interested robotic scientists who would share my view that it is important to reflect on what are these cybernetic creatures and what would a cybernetic wilderness be?
During my short presentation I noticed that one member of the audience was nodding vigorously. He introduced himself afterwards and we had a couple of good conversations in the next couple of days. It is too early to disclose the details, but I was invited to present the project to his team, which went well. Hopefully a collaboration will get started within the next few months, depending on funding. Watch this space…
Sensor-fitted goggles and ear sets allow users to experience what it is like to perceive the universe as a robot would.
Québec 2006
The original Robotic Perception Kit was developed during Activités positives, a residency in Le Lieu, Québec City, Canada, in March 2006. It comprises two sets of goggles and helmets, plus a small robot.
The helmets are fitted with one ultra-sound sensor and an infra-red beacon, which are connected to LEDs (light-emitting diodes) in the goggles. The goggles are otherwise blind.
The ultra-sound sensor provides information about the presence of obstacles ahead, while the infra-red beacon indicates if another robotic perception unit is present in the close environment.
When the sensors detect, the corresponding diode lights up, and the participant can take the appropriate action, emulating the program of a robot.
The small autonomous mobile robot, fitted with the same sensors as the helmets, can also operate in the space and be detected by the participants.
Frankfurt 2007
Eindhoven 2012
Zürich 2006
