MechaniCards: Mailable Kinetic Sculptures

YouTube - Introducing MechaniCards™

Mailable kinetic sculptures, made by Bradley N. Litwin. They're made primarily of paperboard, with few bits of wood and plastic.

Collected from: YouTube - Introducing MechaniCards™

Mechanicards mailable scultptures by Brad Litwin

MechaniCards™ are miniature, hand-operated, kinetic sculptures, designed and produced in limited edition by Bradley N. Litwin. Each one is hand made, numbered and signed by the artist. They are constructed primarily from paperboard, with a few bits of wood, metal, or plastic. They make excellent gifts, and are suitable for mailing, as truly unique greeting cards. Each piece comes with complete instructions and display recommendations. They are also available as do-it-yourself construction kits.

Collected from: Mechanicards mailable scultptures by Brad Litwin

Bradley N. Litwin is a Philadelphia based, multi-discipline artist, born in 1955. Primarily self-trained, his career as an artist has taken a serpentine path through craft, manufacturing, multimedia production, music, and the fine arts. Through it all, he has been making machinery of one kind or another for over thirty-five years.

Collected from: Brad Litwin - Bio

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YouTube - Introducing MechaniCards™

Brad Litwin - Bio

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Carl Pisaturo -- Kinetic Sculptures

clipped from www.robotsnob.com Carl Pisaturo, an applications engineer at Stanford, creates kinetic sculptures in his spare time that include a transmutoscope, a 3D photograph viewer, and two upper body bots with 21 servos in a series named "Slave Zero." His studio is named Area 2881 after his address and houses 400 sq. ft. of art and light. Visit Carl's site to see his work, which he claims is "a money sink." clipped from www.youtube.com Electro-Mechanical Eye Candy clipped from carlpisaturo.com Carl Pisaturo B U I L T O B J E C T S clipped from carlpisaturo.com clipped from www.youtube.com Slave 1 Performance Robot clipped from carlpisaturo.com MOTORIZED KINETIC LIGHT SCULPTURES clipped from carlpisaturo.com clipped from www.youtube.com Carl Pisaturo - light machines clipped from carlpisaturo.com Serpentine Robot Arm with Tendon Transmission clipped from www.youtube.com Carl Pisaturo - robot arm clipped from www.wired.com Each sculpture can take months to finish, with all parts custom-made by him."Fully custom mechanical objects with lighting can take a long time," says Pisaturo who does the machining for the metal himself, "from three months to two years in case of the slave robots." Pisaturo has posted detailed material, design and electrical notes for his creations on his website.

Sources:

1. Slave Zero - Only Half a Bot | Robot Snob
2. YouTube - Electro-Mechanical Eye Candy
3. Carl Pisaturo
4. Carl Pisaturo - Robotic Figures
5. YouTube - Slave 1 Performance Robot
6. Carl Pisaturo - Orbit Kinetic Sculptures
7. Carl Pisaturo - Trabant Kinetic Sculpture
8. YouTube - Carl Pisaturo - light machines
9. Carl Pisaturo - Sertentine Arm Overview
10. YouTube - Carl Pisaturo - robot arm
11. Wired Video: Artist Creates Robot Slaves, Spinning Sculpture | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

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M2E power - Kinetic Cellphone Batteries

clipped from www.techlivez.com

Kinetic Cellphone Batteries Under Development

US based M2E power is working on a self charging generator/battery technology that utilizes the kinetic energies of the movement and transform it into usable electric power that could power a cell phone easily. They have already developed a rechargeable battery that works on kinetic energy alone and can be charged by the movement of the user like walking,driving.

clipped from m2epower.com

Promises to transform energy generation by delivering cleantech power to mobile devices.

M2E Power | Mobile Micro Power Generation Solutions

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