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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

Lumi - the climate adaptive 'living' tiny house. A robot-theatre project which is actually inhabitable

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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

escaperoom

escaperoom

With participants from ASSortiMENS, students from the Creative Technology BSc program and Beeldbouw I have contributed to the design of an escape room at the Palthehuis, Oldenzaal with Cold War as the main theme. In the room (without giving any

Edwin Dertien July 13, 2020October 28, 2021 care, design 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, 2019September 2, 2025 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

more moiré

more moiré

This project has been a subject of Filip Vermeulens‘ Artist-in-residency project at the DesignLab, University of Twente. For this project, I helped to design the mechatronics: 60 linear sliders that move meshed curtains. The sliders are controlled by DMX, and

Edwin Dertien November 10, 2019October 28, 2021 art, design Read more

neura automata

neura automata

This ‘eyecatcher’ for the TechMed centre was developed by UT students in the DesignLab. I have been involved as team advisor and coach (and very proud and happy with the results)

Edwin Dertien October 11, 2019October 28, 2021 art, design Read more

annelies

annelies

Annelies is a crying humanoid robot, built as a ‘spare sister’ for L.A. Raeven. Her first public appearance was during the RobotLove exhibition in Eindhoven, 2018 as part of the Dutch Design Week. I was responsible for the electronics, software,

Edwin Dertien May 24, 2019October 28, 2021 animatronics, art, design, robot theatre lab Read more

eyePi

eyePi

This robot has been subject of a number of theses at University of Twente – I did the design of the first version together with Takao Watanabe (from Waseda University, Tokyo) in 2013. In the meantime it has been used

Edwin Dertien September 30, 2018October 28, 2021 animatronics, design, research, robot theatre lab Read more

reFURBYshment

reFURBYshment

Goal of this project is to realise a retirement home for all those 1998-style furbies who have been abandoned or replaced by newer, fancier models. The reFURBYshment aims at: reviving those abandoned furbies and give them a home, a nice

Edwin Dertien December 10, 2017October 28, 2021 art, design Read more
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projects

  • Het Huis van de Uitvinder
  • Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing
  • Dancing Limberjacks
  • living house ‘lumi’
  • FABulously furry synthesizer
  • 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

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projects

  • Het Huis van de Uitvinder
  • Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing
  • Dancing Limberjacks
  • living house ‘lumi’
  • FABulously furry synthesizer
  • 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

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