These robots are noteworthy for how they intereact with their environment, rather than how they locomote over sand. 1. BeBot A new robot called the BeBot is designed to help clean up smaller plastic waste, traveling back and forth on Read more…
The study concerning animal locomotion over granular surfaces (here) inspired me to look into animal adaptations to travelling over (or through) sand, as well as robots designed to mimic them. The sidewinder snake is one of the most iconic desert Read more…
This blog post is going to walk you through some of the interactive light art installations. Volume – SOFTlab Volume is an interactive cube of responsive mirrors that redirect light and sound to spatialize and reflect the excitement of surrounding festival Read more…
This blog post will introduce some robotics project using cardboard, cardboard robot exercise, and the fabrication instructions when using cardboard. Cardboard robot projects Zuri Robot DASH: a DIY Origami Robot Prototyping Folded Robots Easy Cardboard Robot Other projects Fabrication Cardboard Read more…
For this week’s research, I mainly researched performance arts in the desert. There are very few relevant projects if one only defines performance as something related to dance, acting, and other expressions. So I broadened the definition of “performance art” as Read more…
Media Art in the California Desert: – Lover’s Rainbow by Pia Camil https://desertx.org/dx/archive/lovers-rainbow Comprised of two identical rainbows in Baja, Mexico, and Coachella Valley, California, Pia Camil’s Lover’s Rainbow represents the hopes both realized and crushed amidst the harsh terrain and Read more…
Maximizing performance over granular surfaces Looking at two research studies concerning robot locomotion over sand and other natural substrates, we observe some common pieces of advice: Robots attempting to move across sandy terrain should move their legs more slowly, especially Read more…