In the planned film, the MekaMon plays a character alongside the Wen and performer Kira Davies, pictured below. Meanwhile, Adrianne Wortzel has been continuing her exploration of the expressive potential of the Reach Robotics MekaMon, a spider robot with four legs. The visualizations generated by concat are helping Catie to develop original choreographies in relation to robotic movement. The system, named concat, visualizes human movement via Kinect alongside robotic movement data generated by the ABB machine. Videographer Kevin Barry and performer Kira DaviesĬatie has been working with Thoughtworks developers Andy Allen, Felix Changoo and Andrew McWilliams to develop a new tool for analyzing robotic movement in relation to humans. In the piece, Catie is exploring the potential movements of the ABB, also known as the “Wen” robot, in relation to her own movement.

The short promo video shows progress Catie has made toward developing her new piece, named OUTPUT. They have each chosen different projects relating to the ABB IRB 6700 industrial robot arm. Thoughtworks developers Andy Allen and Felix Changooīoth artists have been shooting video at the Consortium for Research and Robotics, hosted by the Pratt Institute, as part of their dual residencies with Thoughtworks Arts. Catie Cuan, a classically trained ballet dancer for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and Adrianne Wortzel, a visual artist and former professor of entertainment technology at City Tech CUNY. Looking at these issues are our two very different current resident artists. Where does communication flow, and where are there ‘gaps’? Further, what is not said in human-robot interactions? Movement and gesture are vital aspects of HRI, often making up shades of unspoken meaning. A preview of Catie Cuan’s new piece ‘OUTPUT’

Abb spider robot video