Robot-like insects and insect-like robots are the stuff of science fiction and science fact. In science fiction, insects are frequently featured as robotic critters… . In reality, engineers look to insect movement, wing design and other characteristics for inspiration of new technology… . This hybridization of insects and technology from both fields, is where Insect Lab borrows from. Insect Lab celebrates these correspondences and contradictions. The work does not intend to function, but playfully and slyly insists that it possibly could.
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I remembered trying to make this out of wood, small planks and rattan when I was about the age of 10. Yah, I do mean including the gears and stuff. I was inspired by this pocket watch that belonged to my mom.
Failed of course. I even grated my hand a lil’.
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