I decided on creating a terrarium for my final project that can be sustained with grow lights and temperature and humidity sensors. The idea behind it is to make a sustainable system and urban garden environment that is both pleasant to look at and useful.  Shopping List: Glass Dome Arduino Temperature and Humidity Sensor Some…

My project is to make shoulder pads with sharp attachments that stick upwards when the wearer’s heart rate goes up. This will be a way of creating a visible defense mechanism like a porcupine bristling when threatened. For the heart rate moniter, I plan to follow the idea laid out in this video: (source)  For…

Major Components* 6ft precision chain ($35.70)  http://www.servocity.com/html/plastic_chain__0_1227__.html#.Uyp0uvldX-t 4 servo sprockets ($16 – $24)  http://www.servocity.com/html/servo_sprockets___1227_.html#.Uypqg_ldX-t 2 continuous servo motors ($28) http://www.robotshop.com/en/parallax-futaba-continuous-rotation-servo.html 1 12in paper roll ($15)  http://www.amazon.com/50-lb-Bogus-Paper-Roll/dp/B004SIFT92/ref=sr_1_23?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1395292920&sr=1-23 Microphone Sound detection sensor ($3)  http://dx.com/p/arduino-microphone-sound-detection-sensor-module-red-135533#.Uyp93PldX-s Ultra sonic sensor ($3)  http://dx.com/p/hc-sr04-ultrasonic-sensor-distance-measuring-module-133696#.Uyp-aPldX-s 2 markers ( < $5) *Right now these are the parts that I need and don’t have. I…

Shopping List (Tentative) Here is a tentative shopping list for my drawing machine. Tentative because I’m sure as I work on it I will need more parts than this. Moreover, I am currently looking into using Processing to connect my Nexus4 Smart Phone, and it may replace some parts on this list. Please note, I…

      Reactions to Living As Form           Having learned that Living As Form exposed numerous lines of tension created by recent art projects, the first two projects perfectly fit that description. The Women on Waves project was designed to legally give abortions to women from countries where abortion was illegal….

Part List for Mail Checker 1. Arduino Board and breadboard (own) 2. Battery pack and battery lead (own) 3. Sim Card (own a sim card that is in use and active under Tmobile) Is the four digit pin necessary to use with GSM board? 4. GSM board ( need to buy) $43.14 with shipping (8-12…

Project Proposal : Drawing Machine. The proposal is for a small movable robot that will create “Spirograph” type designs on a flat sheet of paper. A small robot that moves via servos would hold a pencil/marker in order to draw a pattern on a large piece of construction paper. The main control for the robot…

My interactive project is going to be a prototype of my final project. This piece is part of my exploration of the relationships I have with people and how both people can benefit. I have always seen myself as an individual who never needed company of another being to make me feel fulfilled. This being…

For this project I decided to create a machine that is responsive to the environment around it. This machine will draw based on two things. One is on the sounds level in the room, it will also draw based on the distance of a person to the machine. The machine will draw on a continuous piece of paper that will move…

Drawbot For my Interactive Project I decided to creating a drawing machine. Using Arduino and three servo motors as my primary sources of power, I will have a mechanism that draws on the paper. The planks connecting the servo motors will serve as shoulders to manipulate the the movement. As it shows in this picture, the…

         My prototype project is the Mail Checker. This device uses multiple components to detect and communicate with the user. Using an Arduino Board , a battery source, a GSM board, and force sensors, the device has the ability to detect mail. Once placed in the mailbox , the device waits for…

– What is plausible, what is implausible about the future that Jesse Schnell describes? Although at first it may seem far fetched the idea of everything becoming a game or a Coca-Cola can connecting to the internet, this future may be coming, and faster than we anticipate. One thing that is for certain about the future…