Gallery: Telescopic Spine Successful Trial
Video
EA Telescopic Spine (EATS) 02 Oct 2016 from Kiers
Category Archives: Earth Antenna
The posts within this category are related to the current Earth Antenna project.
Hikaru Dorodango
Hikaru dorodango are balls of mud, molded by hand into perfect
Data Mining & Scraping
March 29 2016
An interesting link containing the main open
Pneumatic Substrate Pump
Project: Building the Earth Antenna Machine
Physical Structure
Manual Pneumatic Scissor-lift Column (V2
SycoloCode Development
Feb 20 2016
Currently the triple-app EA-MM (MachineMind) looks
Scissor-Lift Column
September 26 2015: Finally I have completed the design of the
psycholocode
http://kiersmcfarlane.com/v1.swf
Contemplation: From Macro To Micro
Considering the relationship between the primary tiers of the
Experiment: Papier Maché (Summer 2014)
01 JUL 2014
Now that I have the drill pump working, and have
Experiment: Drill-powered Pump
26 June 2014 : Today I bought a drill-powered pump-attachment
Experiment: Melt Bath
Today, using a hacked iron, a water bath, and a small metal container
Contemplation: Earth Antenna Process
Prior to Nov 2015 (archive material)
This post breaks down
New Biodegradable Polymer ‘CoolMorph’
Interesting new material that I've just come across - a polymer
EA update
DEVELOPMENT
19.03 - the BilBot is powered, altho clumsily.
Code: Arduino controls 2 motors via Shield
CODE from Instructables.com tutorial
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Motor
Tower Builder: Caterpillar Tracks
One problem with designs of the Tower Builder up until now have
Experiment: Arduino Shield controls 1 motor via Shield
Arduino Shield connects 9V battery to motor
The Arduino Motor
PsycholoCode Data Sources
The data currently comes from random numbers which are passed
Psycholocode
The psycholocode is the term I am using to describe the code
University of London Alumni Show 2013 – Proposal
I have been invited to exhibit the Earth Antenna at the Alumni
Psychology App: Outline
The three basic requirements of the code are:
to retrieve
EA Phase 2
Now that the MA is over, and the machine is on exhibit alongside
Unit 2
Current Practice
My work began with an intention to involve
Arduino and the WiFi shield
June 25
Purchased the WiFi shield to fit over the Arduino
The Screw Jack
An interesting record of the project development of an identical
Single Segment Tower/Mound
Sketches: Imagining the Substrate Reservoir & Pump Mechanism
Sketches: Imagining the Telescopic Spine
Volumes: Column / Ingredients / Storage etc
Tower Dimensions
The height of the mud column will be 180 cm,
A wide range of mechanical principles visually explained
A very nice clip showing several motorised motions and games
Plutchik’s Emotion Wheel
Taking Robert Plutchik's Emotion Wheel as the root of this
Contemplation: Moving Substrate Up Inside The Tower
June 2013
After a minor panic I've succeeded in moving substrate
Contemplation: Imagining The Tower Shape
Just a little amendment to the shape of the extrusion head
Contemplation: Logic Layer
Input is chanelled through sensors, some
Contemplation: Designing A Telescopic Spine
28 May 2013
The telescopic spine design is settling down
Experiment: 80 cm Substrate Tower
MAY 2014
Images show the development of the tallest tower
Drawings
Contemplation: How do the tubes grow?
May 30 2013
The telescopic frame is built - 3 x 60cm high
Experiment: Syringe Pumping Mechanism
APRIL 2013
The experiment did not go as I had hoped.
Although
Contemplation: The Personality Of The Machine
APRIL 2013
What is the nature of the foundational interaction
Sketch: Peristalsis Roots
The tube grows up from a supported platform. At the base
Tall Towers
Tall thin towers are grown from the ground. Each tower has
Hanging Towers
One alternate imagining of the current tower idea which rises
Experiment: Mini Sprouting Tower
Gallery shows various stages of the first sprouting tower experiment
Markov Model
Markov Model
The simplest Markov model is the Markov chain.
Contemplation: The Extrusion Head
MARCH 2013
The substrate is pumped at pressure up the middle
Concept Evolution: Cube or Tube?
MAR 2013
Process:
Mud and starch substrate is used to
Contemplation: Making The Tubes
MARCH 2013
Written as inner-dialogue:
There is a problem
Contemplation: Abandon Walking Bot
DEC 2012
More a decision than a contemplation: There is no
Experiment: Toffee Sawdust and Plant Fibre
Experiment: Making The First Large Cube
The process shown here is the making of the first large cube.
Experiment: The Raw Materials
Material: Desirable Qualities
I have made a shortlist of