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Raving Dahlia

Raving Dahlia

The robot incarnation and alter ego of Sevdaliza

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Robot Theatre Lab

Robot Theatre Lab

The (my) lab shown in 'de Kennis van Nu' - NTR. Start of the Robot Theatre Lab project

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Animaltronics

Animaltronics

Control hardware, software and mechatronics design for three theatrical robotic sea creatures by Exoot / Tristan Kruithof

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Ravi de Robot

Ravi de Robot

Robot design, construction and live puppeteering for a play by Sonnevanck theatre and Silbersee

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Foundscape orchestra

Foundscape orchestra

(mechatronic) designn, control hardware and interfacing for a large musical sculpture / installation by Daniel Maalman

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living house ‘lumi’ (the climate nomads)

living house ‘lumi’ (the climate nomads)

Commissioned by Cross-TIC, a theatre production is set up with a ‘living’ tiny house as set, stage and character. This house will walk on robotic chicken legs (think Baba Yaga‘s hut meets an AT-ST) and will be on the run

Edwin Dertien January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 art, robot theatre lab Read more

robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)

robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)

For the movie ‘De Bellinga’s – Vakantie op Stelten’ I have been designing and puppeteering robot ‘Luca’ on set. Luca is a 7th family member, looking after their home while the family is on holiday. On set, the robot interacts

Edwin Dertien January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 animatronics, media Read more

ravi the robot

ravi the robot

Sonnevanck theatre is developing a play in which robot Ravi is one of the stars. Ravi is going to be controlled by a challenging mix of live control input, pre-recorded sequences and autonomous behaviour. More information on Sonnevanck’s website. The

Edwin Dertien February 6, 2022January 12, 2023 animatronics, art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

raving dahlia

raving dahlia

A very intensive but also satisfying collaboration (again) with Remie Bakker (Manimalworks) finished last summer, this time for Sevdaliza’s incarnation ‘Raving Dahlia’. She appears for the first time in the videoclip ‘homunculus – oh my god’ (around the 4.00 minute

Edwin Dertien October 27, 2021March 9, 2022 animatronics, art, design, media, robot theatre lab Read more

foundscape

foundscape

The project ‘Foundscape orchestra’ has received an earlier grant by the Stimuleringsfonds and has been realised in the ‘Drukpershal’ in Enschede. The project focuses on the sonification of the big hall with ceramic objects, pneumatics, tappers, strings and other creative

Edwin Dertien October 10, 2021March 9, 2022 art, robot theatre lab Read more

self-driving bicycle

self-driving bicycle

In the 5th episode of ‘Anna’s Brain’s’ I collaborated on a self-driving bicycle. Thierry van Raaij provided a lot of welding and bike reconstruction, Joseph Groot Kormelink software for ‘autonomy’. I’m most proud of a working lean-to-yaw coupling (as Arend

Edwin Dertien September 27, 2021October 28, 2021 design, media, research Read more

robot evolution

robot evolution

NTR ‘De Kennis van Nu‘ recorded a nice episode on developments in social robotics called ‘the robot evolution’. The episode also shows work by Ella Velner (UT), Martijn Wisse (TUD) and Guszti Eiben (VU).

Edwin Dertien September 27, 2021October 28, 2021 media, research, robot theatre lab Read more

robot artist – the robo-dean

robot artist – the robo-dean

In the 4th episode of ‘Anna’s Brains’ the goal was to build a robot copy of Daan Boom, a.k.a. ‘the Dean‘ (so, effectively, the ‘robo-dean’). The robot is partially remote-controlled, partially MIDI (q-lab) driven. The head on the screen is

Edwin Dertien September 20, 2021October 28, 2021 animatronics, media, robot theatre lab Read more

talking with pets

talking with pets

For the Dutch TV show ‘Anna’s Brains’ (Monday September 6th, 2021, 20:25, NPO3, VPRO) I participated in an episode in which we try to communicate with pets, especially sparrows (mussen) and dogs (golden retrievers). I designed a tail-2-speech interface consisting

Edwin Dertien September 9, 2021October 28, 2021 design, media, research Read more
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projects

  • living house ‘lumi’ (the climate nomads)
  • robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)
  • ravi the robot
  • raving dahlia
  • foundscape
  • self-driving bicycle
  • robot evolution
  • robot artist – the robo-dean
  • talking with pets
  • lucy
  • improv robot interaction simulation
  • AR Sandbox
  • we gaan het maken
  • exoot
  • man strikes back
  • escaperoom
  • rhythm squid
  • astrobot
  • more moiré
  • neura automata
  • annelies
  • eyePi
  • reFURBYshment
  • drawbot
  • squarewave
  • animatronics workshop
  • awe goosebumps
  • garden of machines
  • baba
  • seeker[ES5]

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projects

  • living house ‘lumi’ (the climate nomads)
  • robot Luca (de Bellinga’s)
  • ravi the robot
  • raving dahlia
  • foundscape
  • self-driving bicycle
  • robot evolution
  • robot artist – the robo-dean
  • talking with pets
  • lucy
  • improv robot interaction simulation
  • AR Sandbox
  • we gaan het maken
  • exoot
  • man strikes back
  • escaperoom
  • rhythm squid
  • astrobot
  • more moiré
  • neura automata
  • annelies
  • eyePi
  • reFURBYshment
  • drawbot
  • squarewave
  • animatronics workshop
  • awe goosebumps
  • garden of machines
  • baba
  • seeker[ES5]

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