DIY prototyping tools for mechatronic design

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DIY prototyping tools for mechatronic design
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Outline of todays lecture

• Easy techniques
• Electronics / hardware Arduino
• IT design / software PureData and Processing
• Mechanism design / building it Cartboard, LEGO,
  hacking etc.
• List of resources
• Online
• In the neighbourhood
• INSPIRATION through examples

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Hardware Arduino microcontrollers
http//arduino.cc
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Software

• Processing
• http//processing.org/

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Processing (Java based) online

• http//wefeelfine.org/

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Software

• PureData (PD)
• http//puredata.info/

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Building stuff

• Mockups Cartboard and paper
• Origatronics workshop at Ars Electronica

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Building mechanisms and things

• Crafting Wood, clay, glue etc.
• Traditional crafting practices and techniques
  are still the foundation for what we're doing,
  yet we're also incorporating technology, creative
  recycling, innovative materials and processes.
  There's a fun sense of irony, irreverence and
  attitude in our mission.
• Carla Sinclair, Editor-in-Chief, Craft Magazine

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Building mechanisms and things

• LEGO Oldschool is just fine

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Building mechanisms and things

• Junkbots / BEAM robotics

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Building mechanisms and things

• Hacking Studying existing functionalities
• (and altering them)
• http//lowtech.propositions.org.uk/

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Sensor technologies Getting an overview

• wikipedia category sensor - list of different
  sensor technologies
• ITP sensor wiki - wiki maintained by ITP students
• sensedu.com - hungarian educational site from
  2004 with very informative illustrations
• - and keeping your eyes open!

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Resources

• Arduino
• Official Arduino webpage http//arduino.cc
• Index of Arduino knowledge http//freeduino.org
• Processing
• Official Processing webpage http//processing.org
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• PureData
• Official PureData webpage http//puredata.info/
• Magazines
• Make Zine http//makezine.com/
• Craft Zine http//www.craftzine.com/
• Internet
• Instructables http//www.instructables.com/
• Hack a Day http//www.hackaday.com/

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Resources

• Schools
• ITP (New York) http//itp.nyu.edu/
• K3 (Malmø) http//www.mah.se/k3
• CIID (København) http//ciid.dk/
• Copenhagen
• LAB http//lab.107b.dk/
• Halfmachine http//halfmachine.dk/
• 8bit klubben http//8bitklubben.dk/

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• Thank you for listening!
• by Jacob Sikker Remin, 19/2-2008,
  uglenbatman_at_gmail.com

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Some extra links to media/examples used

• Low tech sensors and actuators
  http//lowtech.propositions.org.uk/
• PDpod http//ipodlinux.org/Main_Page
• Workout TV http//campingsex.org/workouttv/