MachineToy

http://stonesthrow.com/kiefer​​ • “Friends” from Between Days. Music by Kiefer. Animation by Mason London. Mastered by Matthewdavid.

“Superhero” https://youtu.be/1vXjhfTloHo

http://stonesthrow.com/kiefer​ • Music by Kiefer. Animation by Mason London. Mastered by Matthewdavid.

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1M8Mrhn...​
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/supe...​
Bandcamp: https://kiefer.bandcamp.com/track/sup...

Now that Spot has an arm in addition to legs and cameras, it can do mobile manipulation. It finds and picks up objects (trash), tidies up the living room, opens doors, operates switches and valves, tends the garden, and generally has fun. Motion of the hand, arm and body are automatically coordinated to simplify manipulation tasks and expand the arm's workspace, making its reach essentially unbounded. The behavior shown here was programmed using a new API for mobile manipulation that supports autonomy and user applications, as well as a tablet that lets users do remote operations. For more information, watch our launch event at 11am EST tomorrow: https://youtu.be/WvTdNwyADZc​.

Lockheed Martin DEFIANT

See demos of John’s Classics Custom Dark setup here: http://bit.ly/2ITRdxs

18” Prototype Megabell Ride (Left and Right)
18” Classics Custom Dark China (Left and Right)
18” Classics Custom Dark Crash (Left and Right)
14” Classics Custom Dark Hihats
8” Classics Custom Dark Splash
10” Classics Custom Dark Splash
12”/14” Generation X Trash Hats
20” Classics Custom Dark Crash

See the full 4-part video series here: http://bit.ly/38RuOuo

Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. www.BostonDynamics.com.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group

Drunkship Of Lanterns ・ The Mars Volta

Deloused in the Comatorium

℗ 2003 The Mars Volta

Released on: 2003-01-01

Producer: Rick Rubin
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Rich Costey
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Schiffman
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Andrew Scheps
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Phillip Broussard
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Darren Mora
Associated Performer, Guitar: Omar Rodriguez
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Cedric Bixler Zavala
Associated Performer, Drums: Jon Theodore
Programmer: Jeremy Ward
Associated Performer, Keyboards: Randolph Owens
Associated Performer, Percussion: Lenny Castro
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Michael Balzary
Composer Lyricist: Cedric Bixler Zavala
Composer Lyricist: Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez

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1944 prepared dc-motors, mdf panels 72x72 cm, metal discs Ø 8 cm

Zimoun 2020



Installation view: Warehouse Jaeger-LeCoultre, Geneva, Switzerland

This installation was commissioned by Jaeger-LeCoultre and produced in collaboration with Tetro.



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1944 small motors put the same number of thin metal discs into rotating movements. These movements produce sounds as well as strong visual characteristics and structures. The sounds are created by the friction of the metal discs on their base. Each metal disc rotates in its own individual cycle and rhythm. This results in complex visual and acoustic overlays and cyclical shifts. The resulting noise and visual effects are very lively and in constant change in their microstructures, reminding some of us of phenomena from nature. 




All the motors are supplied with the same current. This would cause all motors to rotate at the same speed, theoretically. But practically, since all the wires on which the metal discs are placed on are handmade, each of these wires is slightly different. These differences let the rotations of the discs differ from each other and due to this slight variations the discs move individually. Some lie flatter on the panel, others rotate faster. This creates a complex individuality and each element develops its own characteristics. This individuality affects both the visual and acoustic properties of this work. The simultaneous simplicity in function and the resulting complexity in behaviour is a central particularity of Zimoun's work. 




The discs, all moving at different speeds, reflect the light in certain positions. This results in a kind of flickering, similar to the effect we know from water surfaces. «The discs seem to appear and dissolve again and it feels as if movements spread over the whole surface of the work and interact with each other. It shows us how we construct our alleged reality ourselves. We begin to relate things to each other and can recognise apparent interactions. In fact, these relationships and complex processes only occur in our minds.» as Zimoun describes. Standing in front of the work, it feels almost digital, although at the same time there is a strong reference to the physical materials.



Zimoun develops and realises his works together with his team of assistants in the studio in Bern, Switzerland. For more than 15 years now, Studio Zimoun has been following a strict recycling and minimal-waste policy, reusing the materials used over and over again to be manipulated, modified and reintroduced in new works. For the first time in use are the metal discs, which come from the Jaeger-LeCoultre production site. «We discovered this material during a visit to the Jaeger- LeCoultre workshops. I was immediately attracted by the beautiful roughness, the very thin texture and the visual variations of this material. I liked the idea of integrating into this new work a raw material that is normally used in the production of Jaeger-LeCoultre's watches. After a series of tests and experiments in the studio, we decided on this type of material, its thickness and size.» says Zimoun.



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Further Information and Works:

Compilation video: https://www.vimeo.com/7235817


Next exhibitions: https://www.zimoun.net/exhibitions

Website: https://www.zimoun.net


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studiozimoun/





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By Koichi Yoshino, Takatoshi Yoshida, Yo Sasaki, Xiaoyan Shen, Ken Nakagaki and Hiroshi Ishii.

In recent years, the retail industry has become increasingly interested in Information and communications technology (ICT) systems for enriching the shopping experience. Such systems are increasingly being deployed in retail contexts, however common implementation methods are limited due to high costs and large required footprints. Thus it is a challenge for smaller or temporary retail to install such services. In this study, we explore the usage of a load-sensitive board to improve the retail shopping experience specifically in smaller and temporary retail settings. As a case study, we develop and examine KI/OSK, an easy-to-install modular table-top retail application using SCALE, a previously developed load sensing toolkit specifically developed for Farmers Market applications. Our study uses iterative user research including surveys with Farmer's Market managers to assess design requirements, and testing and revising through a field study in a Farmers Market in Tokyo, Japan.