Fall 2022
Project Progress #2 – Interactive Pyramids (Storyboard)
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 Read more…
Fall 2022
Storyboard, Artificial Arthropod
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 Read more…
Fall 2022
Prototype Updates – Descents of the Desert
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 Read more…
Fall 2022
Project Progress #1- Interactive Pyramids
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 Read more…
Fall 2022
Rapid Prototype Updates, Artificial Arthropod
Spreadsheet Link You can find the link to our spreadsheet that we have been using to track our progress here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aSiC_4_6hTD5dyi71Pdwfwkdqzf_QDCQPfydO-HXo5A/edit?usp=sharing Updates Wheel Design & 3d Print Process <Rapid Prototyping> <Version 1> <Version 2> Progress with Microphone Module
Fall 2022
Project Update – The Oasis
List of Things We Worked On This week, we worked on quite a few aspects of our project. Image Gallery Project Plan Find our project plan here under TASK LIST + MATERIAL LIST. List of Plans for Next Week
Fall 2022
When life meets life – Interactive Pyramids (Final Proposal)
While deserts are often associated as silent, vast, empty, and isolated, they are misunderstood as without life. The When Life Meets Life Interactive Pyramids installation would like to show that the desert is filled with diverse forms of life that Read more…
Fall 2022
Final Project Proposal, Artificial Arthropod
Overview Concept Relationship to previous work (e.g. inspiration from other artworks) WaLTR robot designed by Dr. Kiju Lee from Texas A&M university moves on a flat surface with wheels which expand as legs when climbing up the stairs. TurboQuad wheels Read more…