Manus Et Machina
Engineering Design Studio (A5, 015)
Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 11:50 am – 13:05 am
Poster from exhibition »The Robots – Man and Machine at the End of the 20th Century«, 1992
Welcome Words
- Introduction Felix (courses, research, open calendar, OpenOffice, OpenStudio)
- Engineering Design Studio (Matt, Esteban, policies, machines, materials, kitchen, events)
- Manus Et Machina vs. Human and Machine
- About you –> Why are you taking this course?
Introduction to the Course
- Syllabus (updated Syllabus, learning Outcomes, textbooks, films, other resources, assessment)
- Structure: Project Colloquium (2:40hr session) + Seminar (2x 1:15hr session), discussion topics)
- About the Machine project – a few examples to get into the mood:
- Mechanical Principles (1930) by Ralph Steiner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQ2pXkYjRM)
- The Do Nothing Machine, Lawrence Wahlstrom, 1948 (http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Wahlstrom.htm)
- 10 Useless Machines That Do Nothing, Youtube compilation, 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiG13q79iQE)
- Amazing LEGO Machines Compilation, 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7-4g-XWHM4)
- Drawing Machine, Alfred Hoehn, 2008 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DjvtjgRdGA)
- The Zoanthroid, Felix Beck, 2011 (http://www.felix-beck.de/?/object/zoanthroid/)
- Self.Detach, Tim Horntrich, 2007 (http://digital.udk-berlin.de/?/students/horntrich-tim/projects/ws07-08.self-detach/)
- The Music Construction Machine, Niklas Roy, 2016 (http://www.niklasroy.com/project/191/MCM)
- Marble Machine, Wintergatan (https://wintergatan.bandcamp.com/track/marble-machine)
- My homemade cardboard claw machine, SlayerJP2004, 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQgm5S1osQ)
- Constraints for your machine (concept, material, size)
- Several machine types defined by last years course.
- NYU classes (overview about assignments: essay 1, essay 2, case study 1, case study 2, project report (showing draft report))
- Course trip (Global Education)
- Semester-end exhibition
- Questions?