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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

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

improv robot interaction simulation

improv robot interaction simulation

For the course Social Robot Design in the Interaction Technology programme at University of Twente, I have been working on the idea to use improv theatre as interaction simulation tool for a while now. After a number interesting, but less

Edwin Dertien July 22, 2021October 28, 2021 art, research, robot theatre lab Read more

exoot

exoot

In a number of creative theatrical vehicles and animatrons by exoot (Tristan Kruithof) I have been responsible for the control, electronics and software. His vehicles are usually based on converted electric golf-carts or wheelchairs. Part of the control consists of

Edwin Dertien November 16, 2020October 28, 2021 animatronics, art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

man strikes back

man strikes back

Man Strikes Back (2020) is a performance by ‘Post uit Hessdalen‘ / Stijn Grupping. For this performance, I have worked on a number of position-controlled robot ‘wedges’. The control has been part of the MSc project of Teun van der

Edwin Dertien September 10, 2020November 15, 2021 art, design, research, robot theatre lab Read more

rhythm squid

rhythm squid

An Arduino powered mechanical drum computer which is be controlled by an AKAI button panel. Small solenoids with 3D printed ‘tappers’ can be setup using the flexible arms to beat a beat out of anything… The project has been on

Edwin Dertien November 28, 2019October 28, 2021 art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

astrobot

astrobot

Astrobot has been showcased at RobotLove (2018) as an experiment about the believability of social robots. Astrobot is a 3D printed inMoov model robot, built as MSc thesis project by Stanislavs Semjonovs. It uses a camera for face detection and

Edwin Dertien November 14, 2019October 28, 2021 animatronics, art, research, robot theatre lab 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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