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I&IC Workshop #3 with Algopop at ECAL: The birth of Botcaves

By Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Interaction Design, Schools, Workshops Tags: 0073, Designers (interaction), Documentation, ECAL, Electronics, Makers Permalink 0
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The Bots are running! The second workshop of I&IC’s research study started yesterday with Matthew’s presentation to the students. A video of the presentation might be included in the post later on, but for now here’s the [pdf]: Botcaves

First prototypes setup by the students include bots playing Minecraft, bots cracking wifi’s, bots triggered by onboard IR Cameras. So far, some groups worked directly with Python scripts deployed via SSH into the Pi’s, others established a client-server connection between their Mac and their Pi by installing Processing on their Raspberry and finally some decided to start by hacking hardware to connect to their bots later.

The research process will be continuously documented during the week.

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Reblog > Setting up a Raspberry Pi to run bots

By Thursday, October 2, 2014 Resources, Sciences & Technology Tags: 0036, Code, Electronics, Energy, Links, Makers, Sociology Permalink 0

http://www.jeffreythompson.org/blog/2014/08/31/setting-up-raspberry-pi-to-run-bots/

Artist Jeff Thompson has put this comprehensive tutorial on how to run bots on a Raspberry-Pi microcomputer – including the basics of setting up the Pi to run without a screen and programming it remotely by SSH-ing into it from another computer. This is an interesting way to tap into small ressources of the cloud without necessarily consuming vast quantities of energy.

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Via Algopop

 

EPFL + ECAL Lab

By Monday, September 1, 2014 People, Schools, X-Posts Tags: 0005, Designers, Electronics, EPFL_ECAL_Lab Permalink 0

 

EPFL + ECAL Lab

 

Nicolas Henchoz

Based in Lausanne, the EPFL+ECAL Lab was founded by Nicolas Henchoz in 2003 to explore the potential of emerging technologies. Its mission is to foster innovation at the point where technology, design and architecture overlap.

Under Nicholas’s direction The Lab’s activities are focused on three main concerns. First, to develop practical, real-world applications for technologies developed in the scientific labs. Secondly, to drive innovation by widening the scope of designers’ work. Thirdly, to form new links and develop synergy between researchers and wider society seeking technological and other innovative solutions.

One key area of exploration is augmented reality which developed into an exhibition, Gimme More, in New York earlier this year. It is part of a project aiming to better understand how augmented reality can be developed into a medium in its own right.

Nicholas Henchoz’s teaching and research concerns include augmented reality, innovation management and material science. He has been named among Bilan’s “300 Most Influential People in Switzerland”. The EPFL+ECAL Lab is a unit of the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – Europe’s leading research & development university –  in co-operation with the Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne.

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Contact: nicolas[dot]henchoz[at]epfl[dot]ch

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