• Background
  • origins & advisory board
  • funders
  • host site partners
  • workshops
  • technologies
• 2008 Festival
  • schedule
  • map & guide
  • types of events
  • bigbots
• What's New
  • current events
  • 2007-08 workshops
  • robot 250 store
• Media
  • gallery
  • video
  • gigapan
  • press coverage
  • press kits & downloads
• • press photos
  • what do you think
    of our robots?
  • contact us

Technologies

Qwerk

This new robot controller is a complete computer, running the Linux operating system, and at the same time a complete controller for robot motors, servos, switches, cameras, and all manner of sensors. Any robot built with Qwerk automatically connects to the Internet, enabling telepresence and Internet-based reactions that are limitless.

Gigapan

This new imaging device attaches to any standard digital camera to transform it into a billion-pixel panoramic imager. The resulting images have so much resolution that, if printed on 40 foot wide paper, they would still not be at full resolution.

Canary

The Canary is a new environmental sensor that measures standard atmospheric conditions as well as pollution levels. This technology also provides the needed electronics to control kinetic art pieces that are designed to move based on environmental conditions.