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Type: Video Interactive Installation kinectic

Topic: asthetics poetic contemporary

Keywords: robot soap bubble choreography animation Frei Otto

Materials: Two Kuka robotic arms (KR6-900-2 and KR6-700-2), Controllino board, air compressor, custom stainless steel basin, 3D printed end effectors, soap.

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Otto

Artist: Gentle Systems

Year: 2025

This project began as a challenge to explore the intersection of technical demands and creative openness using two robotic arms. Inspired by Frei Otto's work with soap, tension, and physical models, the team aimed to create a method for exploring complex ideas in robotics with speed and precision, without predefined goals. They used animation tools (Maya) to choreograph the robots' movements, allowing for faster iteration and refinement, especially crucial when working with the... (full text available in original project page)

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