Serena Booth and Lezhi Li
GSD 0678 | Fall 2014
Informal Robotics
New Paradigms for Design and Construction
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Chuck Hoberman, Instructor
Jonathan Grinham, Teaching Fellow / Dan Aukes, Research Fellow
SwimSwallow is an abstractly bio-inspired interpretation of a ?sh. The piece is designed to be laser cut from acrylic, and is then constructed with taped hinges and two servos for mouth and tail control respectively. All hinges are constructed in the ?at orientation for the sake of precision, and tabs then form a rigid linkage for stability.
The opening and closing of the mouth is achieved through spherical linkage mechanism, whereas the propulsion is applied by flipping the tail as the result of a parallel linkage mechanism. This ?ipping action also serves to steers the fish underwater.
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