[dorkbotdc-blabber] Great meeting

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Pindar,

It was great because of the presenters and the hosts. Thanks to all!

One item you mentioned in your talk was the position of Remembrancer on 
your Strict<===>Random continuum. Remembrancer was actually very strict, 
just not geared for figurative representation and purposely not 
anthropomorphic. (I don't get the whole anthropomorphic thing unless the 
robot is meant to be social or needs a human-like design for functional 
purposes. I'd be just as thrilled to be cared for by [grotesque] 
machines of loving grace.) The amount of paint it dripped at any time 
was proportional to the amount of items in a subset of aggregated feeds 
for each canvas. The amount of paint was controlled pretty exquisitely 
by medical grade peristaltic pumps.

BTW, I didn't have to worry about paint drying because I used a closed 
circulatory system. Nalgene carboys held the paint and fed the pumps via 
silicon tubing. If you like brushes, perhaps you can enclose a tube-fed 
nozzle inside the brush head and limit dipping manouvers to those 
necessary to periodically clean the brushes. If you ride the pump, this 
may let you increase the speed without much splashing around.

I use Windsor & Newton Galeria acrylic paint, with "extender." The 
latter is mixed 1:1 with water, and thins the paint without affecting 
the color saturation much.

Thanks!

Alberto




On 5/28/08 4:08 PM, pindar at pindar.org wrote:
> Thanks again for the invitation to present.  Talking about my robot with 
> others always gets me energized to make the next big improvement.  I 
> hear the call for making it appear more human, or at least robotic.  I 
> mentioned during the meeting that it is very important for me that the 
> robot move on its own.  For some reason after talking with you I am 
> thinking the next big improvement should be making it look better.  
> Perhaps a new body.  I will keep you all updated and definitely make 
> next meeting.
> 
> Pindar
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