Wind-up Birds Project
Posted on Sep 8, 08 09:20 AM PDT
wind-up bird(s) from hc gilje on Vimeo.
The Wind-up Birds project is pretty interesting as it steps into the realm of nature and how robotics fit in. These "birds" are actually mechanical woodpeckers that are remotely controlled by a micro-controller.
How will nature treat them, with [hostillity] or acceptance? How will the wind-up birds adapt to heat/cold wet/dry conditions? Will small insects creep inside the circuitry creating possible short circuits, beetles eat the wood, squirrels use the wood slit as nut storage (or the roof as a slide?), birds use it as a shelter, etc.? Will they be treated as foreign objects or accepted into the local eco-system?
What do you think are the answers to those questions?
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