Actuators Category

David Cuartielles judges robots at Hebocon Spain and Tokyo

Being a dumb and clumsy robot has never been as fun as in the stupid robots competition Hebocon. This competition series is described as “robot contests for the technically ungifted” by its creator Daiju Ishikawa, and encourages anyone to join with no prior knowledge of robotics necessary. What’s neat is that unlike other awards, Hebocon’s are symbolic as they are usually made out of recycled […]

Visualizing air quality with interactive origami flowers

“Under the Dome – PMgami” is an installation created by designer Jiayu  Lui using Arduino Nano. Inspired by paper origami techniques, the digitally fabricated flowers move and change color according to the quality of air measured locally. The main aim of the installation is to obtain a more intuitive way to communicate pollution data and  the relationship between […]