GitHub Link: https://github.com/swostikpati/Interactive-Pyramids This blog is meant to highlight the process of creating the rapid prototype of our desert installation of Interactive Pyramids. The entire process is broken down into different categories and then each category is explored deeply. Technology The process of implementing the technology used in the installation Read more…
Overview, Prototype and Field Installation updates, Documentation Video behind the scenes By Armaan Agrawal, Injoo Kang, Amy Kang, Sri Pranav Srivatsavai Name We named it! It’s now Arth-E (to be featured as Anxious Arth-E soon). Inspired from WALL-E Features Assembly Process Code GitHub Code: https://github.com/sripranav9/ArtificalDesertArthropod/blob/main/v.Final/final.py Rapid Prototype Final Version Production Read more…
Prototype For the Dissipation fin we used the accelerometer on the feather wing board to detect the motion of the person. The bigger the person’s motion, the faster the servos move. We also used a PCA9685 servo driver to power up all 10 servos that we use. We animated the Read more…
Soooo.. It was time to get this thing off the plans and into the real world! The First Petal Iteration We went through a few iterations of petals before settling on one. The first few prints were fails, as we couldn’t figure out a way to add any kind of Read more…
Storyboard Idea Our storyboard idea has two parts – a day part and a night part – depicting the dual elements of our project. The idea has been attached broken down into scenes and attached below: Part 1 – DAY Part 2 – NIGHT
The Secret Life of a Desert Arthropod Inspired by the movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” our documentation video will capture the secret life of a desert arthropod which goes on a journey to find food. The robot is hiding under a burrow until it notices a small nut-a Read more…
Fabrication We have modeled and used the 3D printer to print out 3 segments of the “bone” structure. We tried out two different models, one flat and one with curves, and decided on the latter one because it fits better with our concept and looks more similar to actual bones. Read more…
Tasks Spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CYVs79Ll7rF6RpnMJpx7h9gtLPQVXBvX/edit#gid=582066504 Project Updates Neopixels For the neopixels to be put inside the pyramids, we used neopixel rings to light up the subjects. Placing a ring did not light up the whole pyramid, and we found it did not look as we expected. Therefore, we decided to try on Read more…
