Robot Army (Light Play), Sarah Petkus and Mark Koch, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

**Airicist** · 14th May 2014, 00:31

Website - robot-army.com

lightplay.zoness.com

roboticarts.wordpress.com/category/projects/light-play

facebook.com/RobotArmyLLC

Co-founders:

Sarah Petkus

Mark Koch

"Robot Army Starter Kit" on Kickstarter

Light Play is an interactive hive of miniature delta robots made from 3D printed parts which act as a mechanical prosthetic for enhancing self expression. The movements of the individual robots are choreographed by a single participant's physical gesture, resulting in simultaneous feedback in the form of movement and light patterns that mimic the motions of the body.

**Airicist** · 14th May 2014, 00:32

Robot Army : Robot Army Starter Kit Kickstarter Video

Published on Jan 23, 2014

After two weeks of filming, we have what we think will be our main Kickstarter video. It's short, sweet, and gets all the main points across without becoming to windy.

Robot Army : All Working

Published on May 13, 2014

So, everything is working finally... and we can be happy again. =] That's our 30 babies ready to take on the world!

Visit the Robot Army booth in the dark room at Maker Faire this weekend!

**Airicist** · 23rd May 2014, 13:27

Robot Army : MAKER FAIRE 2014

Published on May 22, 2014

Wow... we showed off our army at the big kid Maker Faire. Fantastic experience. Thank you everyone who has helped support this endeavor. It was life altering. =]

**Airicist** · 19th June 2014, 09:50

Robot Army : Production

Published on Jun 18, 2014

**Airicist** · 14th August 2014, 09:05

Robot Army : DefCon 22

Published on Aug 13, 2014

Delta robots with drunk hacker folk? Why not! Mark and I set up the demo we had prepared for Maker Faire at DefCon this year and had an absolute blast mixing and mingling with the fellow tech-minded.

**Airicist** · 21st August 2014, 08:32

Robot Army : In a Nutshell

Published on Aug 20, 2014

In short : Mark and I are building an interactive light installation consisting of several hundred small delta robots which we've designed ourselves and manufacture at home. This is our robot army, and we're going to take it all over the place… =] So if you've ever dreamed of controlling your own collective of obedient machines with your thoughts, impulses or discrete body movements- CHECK IT OUT! We're making it so.

**Airicist** · 1st November 2014, 14:43

Nate's Halloween Delta

Published on Oct 31, 2014

Nate made an awesome ghost costume for his delta robot! Making his delta the most Halloween ready robot this year… =]

**Airicist** · 23rd January 2015, 14:11

Light Play : Spring 2015

Published on Jan 22, 2015

This is our interactive installation of miniature delta robots which respond to physical motion, granting the user with the sensation of control over an immersive mechanical entity.
The robots featured in this video are the original 30 of our proof of concept. This spring we are expanding that number to 86 and taking the fully realized collective on tour along the west coast.

**Airicist** · 27th April 2015, 20:48

Light Play : Half Way There

Published on Apr 27, 2015

We have 42 delta robots running with Kinect, Processing, and a Netbeans GUI. The aim was to make the robots react to hand motions the same way blades of grass would move underneath your palm.