Rubik’s Cube with a Robot Hand
October 24, 2022 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Training a pair of neural networks to solve the Rubik’s Cube with a human-like robot hand.
Tessellated Tetra Sculpture from Volvox
May 13, 2022 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
“Experiential Design outfit Volvox Labs’ magnificent Tessellated Tetra Sculpture is a meandering kinetic installation spanning nearly 100 ft with 300 individual computer-driven motors, and 150 programmed LED lights.” “Architectural design partner, Gensler conceptualized the idea and the Volvox team was brought on to engineer, design, and develop Tetra.”
Atlas Robot, Parkour Athlete from Boston Dynamics.
November 16, 2017 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
“Atlas can jump from elevated block to elevated block, and do a complete about-face in the air. It can leap pretty high, backflip and celebrate its backflipping ability.”
Visual Experiments with Sound Frequencies
February 16, 2015 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Cymatics is a science of creating visualizations with audio frequencies.
Here, Nigel Stanford experiments with tones and frequencies to achieve desired patterns through material worlds. With a range of musical abilities he plays a drum set, and keyboard while also rigging makeshift instruments from playing cards.
3D Printing with Sand, Powered by the Sun
September 26, 2014 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Built by artist Markus Kayser, a SolarSinter” concept is similar to Laser Sintering printers used by projects like SpaceX to print otherwise impossible objects out of metal. A focused sun beam is less precise than a finely-honed laser, but the core concepts are the same.
Box Projection Mapping
October 8, 2013 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
A collaboration of projections and robotics.
Box explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping onto moving surfaces.
Stina Wine: Inspiration Catalyst
July 28, 2013 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
“The wine Stina comes from the Adriatic island of Brač, known for its beautiful nature and its snow white stone. The island and its stone have always been the source of inspiration to many sculptors, poets, painters and novelists. Like the island Brač, the wine Stina inspires everyone who tastes it. Stina’s label is blank and open to everyone’s creativity.”
Bruketa & Zinic
Leap Motion 3D Gesture Control Interface
March 1, 2013 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Leap Motion technology. Controlling your computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.
George Lois on Creative Process
June 29, 2012 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
George Lois, art director and provocateur, on formulating his concepts.
Maniman, A Hand-Drawn Short Film
March 12, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Transcendental hand-drawn animation.
“Two brothers know an old man since ever. He, of course, has a man inside him and in this man another man. They live in friendly symbiosis. Then they die one after another. The kids are the first to notice.”
“This short film explores the theme of aging and death from a child-like point of view, giving it the most distant and natural touch possible.”
Story & voice: Roland Brückner. Animation: Alexander Gellner.