Detail from recent experiments in 3d. Collective intelligence, AI, and Elon Musk have been on my mind lately. This image was made possible by a wealth of information and tools that are free for anyone with an Internet connection, notably Blender, Andrew Price aka “Blender Guru” videos on YouTube, and models available under the Creative Commons license (butterfly by Kirin Karpenko and LEDs by Sonny See, both available on Blendswap). Although not free, Julius Harling’s incredible Graswald also deserves mention. #creativecommonslicense
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life-like bird song circuit /
This simple circuit sings like a bird, even with chirp variation! This effect is caused by various discrete non-linear components in a breadboard. I tried to build a soldered version and, while it sings, I haven’t been able to reproduce the life-like quality of this circuit (hence my theory that parasitic capacitance is at play).
In the front half of the breadboard, you see three astable multivibrators that create an irregular tempo. These are connected back to various locations in a “chirp generator” circuit (based on the classic doorbell canary design with an audio transformer).
Spring peeper oscillator /
Oscillator aka astable multivibrator circuit laid out in the form of a spring peeper.
Moth bus /
I've been making moth trails in the form of animated light. To learn more, please follow the links below.
https://hackaday.io/…/163201-electronic…/log/161522-moth-bus
birds and electricity /
Detail of new work in progress concerning birds and electricity, 2019
Bird layout /
Bird layout in progress. Details of new work inspired by electricity in nature (and the nature of electricity). March, 2019
Pretty bird /
A sculptural bird circuit that sings “pretty bird” when the ambient light conditions are favorable. The exterior is folded Mylar and the interior is an analog electronic chirp generator soldered freeform. This part is part of a larger work in progress.
Above: images of the freeform chirping circuit (stabilized to Mylar using glue) prior to insertion into the bird’s body.
