NAOABS
TYPE : Bump Robot DESCRIPTION : BAMPON is a small spherical robot designed to move across the floor and change direction when it bumps into walls, objects, or other units. Its movement is based on collision. Instead of avoiding contact, BAMPON uses impact as a way to continue moving. Each bump becomes a small decision,…
Read moreCock-fighting is a source of gigantic gambling and desperate feuds. – Isabella L. Bird, The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither, 1883 W/ARGAME examines war as a ritualized form of conflict. It has rules, a field, spectators, and an expected end. The audience watches the combat while also becoming part of its structure. The…
Read moreTYPE : Wearable Weapon DESCRIPTION : Manba Fang is a wearable device used in Venomous Master. It is attached to the arm and moves in response to the performer’s hand controller. The device extends the arm into a fang-like body, turning a small finger movement into a poisonous gesture. It does not function as a…
Read moreTYPE : Swarm Robot DESCRIPTION : C8-Phage is a small mobile robot designed as one unit within a group. It moves across the floor through a simple mechanism and receives control signals from the performer. Each unit has only a limited range of movement, but when several units move together, their repetitions, delays, and small…
Read moreIn the Mountains there is a man-eating beast called the nekomata (forked cat). Tsurezuregusa – Kenkō Yoshida, The 14th century PET’sOUND is a performance in which the robot Lucy synchronizes with a game world on screen. Lucy is controlled by a human. With her cute face and short electronic sounds, she responds. At first,…
Read moreTYPE : Pet Robot DESCRIPTION : Lucy is a small three-wheeled robot that moves across the floor. It can move parts related to the direction and expression of its face, and it outputs electronic sound through a built-in speaker. By combining movement, stopping, facial motion, and sound, Lucy creates small reactions within the performance. It…
Read moreThe dancers are fools, the watchers are fools, both are fools alike so, why not dance? Awa Odori’s song THE CLUSTERs is a dance performance that brings inorganic machines to life. It stages eight robotic dancers, under the direction of an artist-performer. Each rhythm created by the moves of one robot is added to…
Read moreWhat is evil ? – Whatever springs from weakness. The Antichrist – Friedrich Nietzsche, 1896 Dú Shou (毒手, literally «the poisoned fist») is a mythical kung-fu technique from ancient China. According to the myth, some masters trained on a board covered with poison in order to master the toxic punch, allowing them to kill…
Read moreDigilio Psyché is a species of lepidopteran in the family Digidae, subfamily Diginae, and genus Digilio. This butterfly, named after a figure from Greek myth, is also known as the Digital Butterfly, or more simply, Digipapi. For a long time, it was regarded as a legendary creature, appearing only in literature. Its first known appearance…
Read moreSarumawashi — the monkey and its master — is a traditional form of Japanese street performance in which monkeys dressed like humans are presented in public space. This practice inspired NAO in the creation of *MonkeyTURN*. The manipulated monkey and its master became a way to think about contemporary humans, whose behaviours and emotions are…
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