August 2018

anthropomorph-EYES

Anthropomorph-EYES Goggle Adaptor

Earlier this year I created a circuit board called the “anthropomorphEYES“! It’s a 12-segment display of LEDs that I’ve provided a special 3D printable lens for that once added to the front of the board, allows them to appear more expressive. The idea is that you can add this set of boards to any of your favorite household appliances and elevate them from thing, to friend! The .stl files for the lens is available on my GitHub, along with the eye code sketch. I’ve written a blog post all about how you can edit my code to create your own custom expressions, and animate them into more complex displays of emotionality! I’ve made these because I personally believe it’s an important human quality that we share our empathy with the inanimate objects that fill our lives! Over the summer I’ve take the design of the lens a step further and…

Projects

THE HOT SPOT: Creating gap where there’s heat

THE HOT SPOT As the name suggests, this augment involves heat… and a spot… If you’re familiar with the other modules part of this project, then you know the drill. This device senses something from the part of the body it is designed for, and then utilizes that part of the body to indicate that which is sensed. I get extra credit if I can create a feedback loop with a totally unintentional byproduct of pleasurable stimulation… So here we go! Challenge: THIGHS SENSING INPUT: Body temperature… specifically the atmosphere between my thighs; a place very likely to exhibit temperature fluctuations for a number of reasons. INDICATING OUTPUT: an elevation in body temperature beyond a designated threshold will activate a geared motor or winch mounted on either hip. The winch will tug on a kevlar tendon stitched through the length of a suction-cup-like tentacle whose cups adhere to the surface…