Owl in the bark

Critics _ Simon Kim, Mark Yim, Fall 2015

Team _ Gary Polk, Joanne Meng

Owl in the Bark is a study of camouflage supergraphics and the concealment of tectonic motion. We began by exploring Razzle Dazzle camouflage, prey vs predator relationships, tetrahedron-flexagon transfiguration and sound sensory robotics. The end result combines this research to create a robot [animal] capable of transforming from one form into another at the reaction of threatening volume levels, all the while submerging itself in its environment [jungle].

Immersive Kinematics: Within an environment of like terrain, a creature with similar markings is well-hidden until it comes to life with sound inputs. Even still, as it moves along two degrees of freedom, different stripe orientations produce new readings and legibility.

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