Comments on: Polargraph at the Edinburgh Science Festival http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/ drawing by robot Mon, 14 May 2018 00:33:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.7 By: Polargraph at the Edinburgh Science Festival 2015 | Polargraph http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/#comment-13905 Sat, 11 Apr 2015 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=947#comment-13905 […] was a bit nervous about having the machine presented in such a uncontrolled environment (it was in the National Museum last year), but it’s been remarkably low-maintenance during it’s first […]

]]> By: sandy http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/#comment-13803 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:15:10 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=947#comment-13803 I haven’t, but the science communicators (staff on hand) are really great, and getting good at working the exhibit, so I really should go and get some clips. It doesn’t have an awful lot of immediacy as an interactive thing – a bit of hurry-up-and-wait, which is a bit of a shame, but it is interesting while it draws.

]]> By: kongorilla http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/#comment-13802 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:16:01 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=947#comment-13802 Have you taken video of people interacting with the installation?

]]> By: sandy http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/#comment-13801 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:09:08 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=947#comment-13801 Ha no the drinks are what you need to put in to make it run. The blood is in the insulated cup and the sweat and tears are in the bottle.

Image acquisition takes a second, conversion to vectors takes a minute or two and a drawing takes about 10 minutes, but it gets through plenty because there’s two of em running at a time.

]]> By: kongorilla http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2014/04/polargraph-at-the-edinburgh-science-festival/#comment-13800 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:28:14 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=947#comment-13800 That looks really cool! How long between snapping a pic to a finished face drawing?

I see it dispenses hot and cold beverages, too. Amazing! 😉

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