prosthetic knowledge
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Geometric Sandcastles
A Flickr photoset showcasing the sand castles created by box builder:
TIME WELL SPENT I always have these ideas that I want to try but somehow in the attempt to get something done by the end of the day I turn towards my old standby solutions. I need to spend 6 weeks on the beach all at once. As it is I only get a day here and there and go whole years without building anything. If I could manage that I might get somewhere new.You can see much more here
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Sand Plotter (Part 2)
Found via Hack-A-Day, a project similar to the previous post that draws patterns on a surface covered with sand, using a metallic ball controlled with a magnet by computer:
[Nick] is working on a prototype of a coffee table sand plotter that draws patterns in sand a lot like a zen rock garden.
[Nick]‘s zen rock garden uses a magnet to draw a ball bearing across the sand in interesting patterns. The build uses 3D printed gears and laser cut parts to rotate the table around and move the magnet along a radius of the circle. During the first test of the prototype, the ball bearing jerked around but this problem was solved by adding a piece of foam under the sand. Power is supplied through a slip ring in the base, and the table is controlled through Bluetooth.
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Sand Plotter (Part 1): Zen Table
Two posts on technology that uses a layer of sand, a ball-bearing, and computer-controlled magnets to draw images in the sand.
Firstly, the Zen Table, which was successfully funded on Kickstarter:
Imagine a Japanese Zen Garden built into a beautifully-crafted, glass-topped table. The body of the table encapsulates electronics and robotics, that sculpt geometric patterns and images into a field of microscopic silicone beads beneath a glass top. The effect is mesmerizing and magical; it is truly Zen-like to watch ever-changing patterns and images appear in the sand.
Here is short promo where you will see it in action:
You can find out more about the project on Kickstarter here
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Project Mimicry - Playful project combining a sandbox and a Kinect to create interactive worlds
The world of Mimicry is a playful world. Maybe it is best described as a schoolyard, or a digital sandbox. Four players roll around and chase each other in a digital world. They push each other off the tops of mountains and paint in the sand.
But there’s a twist. The digital landscape also exists in real life. There’s a real sandbox which players can use to shape the virtual world in real-time. If you pay attention you can see tiny virtual characters roll around in the sandbox. Build obstacles for them, or create a racetrack. This is a game that initiates playful connections between people from different worlds. One world controlled by buttons on a gamepad, the other by making mountains of sand.
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Solar Sinter Project by Markus Kayser via Creative Applications
I’m truly blown away by this.
A solar-powered 3D printer in an Egyptian desert creates with sand and magnified sunlight to make glass-based objects.
In a world increasingly concerned with questions of energy production and raw material shortages, this project explores the potential of desert manufacturing, where energy and material occur in abundance.
In this experiment sunlight and sand are used as raw energy and material to produce glass objects using a 3D printing process, that combines natural energy and material with high-tech production technology.
Solar-sintering aims to raise questions about the future of manufacturing and trigger dreams of the full utilisation of the production potential of the world’s most efficient energy resource - the sun. Whilst not providing definitive answers this experiment aims to provide a point of departure for fresh thinking.
