Article source: Skylar Tibbits The Self-Assembly Line is a large-scaleversion of a self-assembly virus capsid, demonstrated as an interactive andperformative structure. A discrete set of modules are activated by stochasticrotation from a larger container/structure that forces the interaction betweenunits. The unit geometry and attraction mechanisms (magnetics) ensure the unitswill come into contact with one another and auto-align into locally-correctconfigurations. Overtime as more units come into contact, break away, andreconnect, larger, furniture scale elements, emerge. Given different sets ofunit geometries and attraction polarities various structures could be achieved.By changing the external conditions, the geometry of the unit, the attractionof the units and the number of units supplied, the desired global configurationcan be programmed.
Architects: Skylar TibbitsProject: The Self-Assembly LineVideo: http://vimeo.com/38067834Project Team: Martin Seymour, Andrew Manto, EriosetoHendranata, Justin Gallagher, Laura Salazar, Veronica Emig, Aaron OlsonSponsors and funding sources : TEDConferences & SEED Media GroupSoftware used: rhino + PythonA collaboration between Skylar Tibbits andArthur Olson, The Molecular Graphics Laboratory, The Scripps Institute, CA. Presented at the 2012 TED Conference inLong Beach, CA.
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