LineFORM and ChainFORM, actuated curve interfaces, robot snakes, Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Developer - Tangible Media Group (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?13176)

LineFORM - tangible.media.mit.edu/project/lineform (http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/lineform)

ChainFORM - tangible.media.mit.edu/project/chainform (http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/chainform)

by Ken Nakagaki (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?13180), Sean Follmer (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=21735), Hiroshi Ishii (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?13181)

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https://vimeo.com/144931231

LineFORM
November 6, 2015


LineFORM is a novel Shape Changing Interface which has the form of a “Line". Lines have several interesting characteristics from the perspective of interaction design: abstractness of data representation; a variety of inherent interactions / affordances; and constraints as boundaries or borderlines. By utilising such aspects of lines together with the added capability of shape-shifting, we present various applications in different scenarios such as shape changing cords, mobiles, body constraints, and data manipulation to investigate the design space of line-based shape changing interfaces.

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Article "A Robotic Worm Is Your Only Device In This Incredibly Strange Vision of the Future (https://gizmodo.com/in-this-incredibly-strange-vision-of-the-future-a-robo-1741439834)"

by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
November 9, 2015

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https://youtu.be/vOQKQjzqSTA

Lil' ICYMI: Strange Snakebot Prototype

Published on Nov 10, 2015

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https://vimeo.com/171692915

LineFORM, UIST 2015
June 22, 2016

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https://vimeo.com/193779890

ChainFORM - Long version
November 30, 2016


We present ChainFORM: a linear, modular, actuated hardware system as a novel platform for shape changing interface. Using rich sensing and actuation capability, this modular hardware system allows users to construct and customize a wide range of interactive applications. Modules are equipped with touch detection on multiple surfaces, angular detection, visual output, and motor actuation. Each module includes a servo motor wrapped with a flexible circuit board with an embedded microcontroller.
Leveraging the modular functionality, we introduce novel interaction capability with shape changing interfaces, such as rearranging the shape/configuration and attaching to passive objects and bodies. This project intends to expand the design space for interaction with actuated curve interface in LineFORM using advanced hardware design.
Credits:
Ken Nakagaki, Artem Dementyev, Sean Follmer, Joseph A. Paradiso, Hiroshi Ishii
MIT Media Lab, Tangible Media Group, Responsive Environment Group
Stanford University

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Article "MIT's Modular Robotic Chain Is Whatever You Want It To Be (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/modular-robotic-chain-is-whatever-you-want-it-to-be)"

by Evan Ackerman
December 7, 2016