{"id":2207,"date":"2013-01-24T06:06:44","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T06:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2013spring1\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2013-01-24T16:44:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:44:55","slug":"cosmetic-prosthetic-muscle-for-the-lazy-bodybuilder-in-us-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2013spring1\/?p=2207","title":{"rendered":"Cosmetic Prosthetic Muscle for the Lazy Bodybuilder (in us all)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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cold description: When magnetic sensor on upper arm senses magnet on lower arm, blower is triggered, which inflates prosthetic bicep muscle. When a stretch sensor created with conductive fabric is stretched across the inflating bicep muscle, a sounding pitch becomes lower as the muscle becomes bigger.<\/p>\n

warm thoughts: Here, I’m playing with an interest in prostheses. In some ways, robotics (and technology in general) in our everyday lives already act as prosthetics. In this prototype for a 2-sensor 2-actuator system, this symbiotic relationship between humans and robotics technology is (perhaps reversed) and reflected as a non-functional, cosmetic flex of the human muscle. In relation to biomimetic robotics, this set up is somewhat reflective of an ectosymbiotic system.<\/p>\n