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Stelarc Exoskeleton +
Stelarc Exoskeleton +
A six-legged, pneumatically powered walking
machine has been constructed for the body.
The locomotor, with either ripple or tripod gait ,
moves fowards, backwards, sideways and turns
on the spot. It can also squat and lift by splaying or
contracting its legs. The body is positioned on a
turn-table, enabling it to rotate about its axis.
It has an exoskeleton on its upper body
and arms. The left arm is an extended arm
with pneumatic manipulator having 11
degrees-of- freedom. It is human-like in form
but with additional functions. The fingers
open and close , becoming multiple
grippers. There is individual flexion of the
fingers, with thumb and wrist rotation. The body
actuates the walking machine by moving its arms.
Different gestures make different
motions- a translation of limb to leg motions.
The body's arms guide the choreography of the
locomotor's movements and thus compose the
cacophony of pneumatic and mechanical and
sensor modulated sounds....
Shotdate | -location:
2007
| *** (FR)
Camera
| Filmtype:
SLR 680
| 600
(expired)
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