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information Dan Roe. Trilobot (2008-2009). Solar engine, steel, 10" x 7 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: This
minimally designed sculptural
robot
is entirely solar powered, so it's autonomous in energy
acquisition. It is also autonomous in control since its compound
eyes differentially control rostral and caudal legs producing a weak
phototropism, while its sensitive motors respond unpredictably to one
another and to the surface they
are moving over.
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| The offset
legs, while counter-intuitive
from an engineering perspective, helped this creature in tests to move
over cracks and other terrain by working with its naturally chaotic
movements while climbing out of trouble spots. This sculpture is designed with open source 1381 solar engine circuits and off the shelf technologies (including o-rings and hose clamps). |
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