You may have heard about this story. They’re going to be paying kids for grades. I think it may be a good idea, but it sends kids the wrong message materialism isn’t everything. Once you get to college you see what’s important. Maybe these kids should be getting rewarded by their parents instead. But then…

Here’s a video of Sims creator Will Wright talking about such myriad topics as Montessori education, SETI, toymaking, evolution, George Lucas, Biology, and Geology via his (recently-released) game, Spore. Watch and be amazed, as one man straddles the line between genius and robot while conjuring elaborate tutorial-simulations at a million years per second. Prepare to…

this piece was created by Daniel Rozin in 2001 from 500 pieces of trash collected by the artist on the streets of New York. The size of the morrow is – W 76″ x H 76″ x D 8″ (193cm ,193cm, 20cm) and if a person stands in front of it he/she is instantly reflected…

SmartSpace is an installation that uploads and arranges various media based on a person’s preferences, personality, and anything that person considers important. The spectator first uses the SmartSpace automated profile creator to list things the person can identify with such as favorite foods, people in history, a favorite era of history, colors, preferred architecture styles,…

My initial thought when watching this video was, “why would anyone want to make a robotic fish?”. especially when it seems to be a toy and as a toy or a pet or even food, fish just arent that fun. however, after doing some research i found that the Robot Fish is actually widely used…

Heidi Kumao, in the years between 1991-1999 created “cinema machines” for installation. Each machine sabotaged a household object and is fitted with a zoe-trope like projecting mechanism and a set of photographic transparencies. Each machine projects 19th century film technology and everyday objects to present a short repeated loop of a simple gesture. The machines…

Haile is a robot that “listens” to live music played by a person and improvises a beat based on what is being played. It creates music with the human musicians unable to be created by any other means. it encourages the musicians to play to the robot as opposed to with it in order to…

(click title for video) Hod Lipson shows how he is taking a different approach to robotics… instead of trying to force them into a self-awareness, he builds them at a basic level and allows them to actually evolve through its own queries and discoveries.  He programs the machines he builds to effectively “learn how to…

This is something I stumbled upon a few weeks ago. I think it’s very interesting to see people using what many would consider junk for practical purposes or simply as alternative art supplies. This image of a terrifying mechanical crab is absolutely my favorite. It is one of the most righteous beasts I’ve ever seen,…

I found this interesting because it scared the crap out of me.  I had nightmares about it. I also want to know who they made it look so life like.  It has very human like facial expressions.

Tokyo, Japan – The Sony Corporation developed a prototype small biped entertainment robot “SDR-4X ” that adapts its movement to its surroundings and events found in homes to help develop the for a biped-walking robot. Better communication with people can be experiences by the variety of sensor systems, performance control software based on memory and…

I like David Rokeby’s conclusion when he talks about the artist loosening the authority of the author/creator creating a relationship with the viewer. In sense, that’s what the switch is doing for our projects. By creating this interactiveness, the user feels involved and enjoys the piece more. I couldn’t find anything that was along the…