A Flexible Design Construction Toy

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A Flexible Design Construction Toy
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Markus Eng, Ellen Yi-Luen Do and Mark D. Gross
Design Machine Group UW Department of Architecture
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Outline

• Inspiration
• Related Projects
• Investigation
• Discussion

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Introduction
Vision
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Introduction
Inspiration
Parametric Graphics
Kinetic Toys
CAD Interfaces
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Concept Model
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Concept Model
Flexible Cube
Cricket IR
Web Browser
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Concept Model
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Related Projects

• Construction Kits
• Computationally Enhanced Construction Kit

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Related Projects
Construction Kits
Googleplex
Dome Kit
Fröbel Blocks (Friedrich Fröbel)
1890s
1975
1987
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Computationally Enhanced Construction Kits
Related Projects
Computational Building Blocks (Anderson et al.)
Topobo (Raffle et al.)
1997
2004
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Investigation
Project Summary
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Investigation
Project Summary
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Investigation
Physical Hub

• Topology
• Geometry

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Investigation
Physical Hub Topology
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Investigation
Physical Hub Topology
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Investigation
Physical Hub Geometry
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Investigation
Flexible Hub
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Investigation
Flexible Hub
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HandyBoard
Lisp Graphics
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Investigation
Flexible Hub
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Investigation
Wireless Hub
BasicStamp
Surelink RF Transceiver
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Investigation
Wireless Hub
Hub 2
Hub 1
Base Station
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Investigation
Wireless Hub
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Rapid Prototyping
Investigation
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Rapid Prototyping
Investigation
Rotational Potentiometer
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Discussion
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