1. Gabriella Levine
Visible Futures Lab (VFL)
Artist in Resident, 2014
SVA

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Sneel_004a

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Sneel_004b

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Sneel_004c

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Sneel_004

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logarithmic spiral in biology

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logarithmic spiral in biology and ecology

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logarithmic spiral in biology and ecology

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The perfect wave motion

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Age 12: Snakes and lizards as pets

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Reptile tanks

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Desert Snake research in Arizona

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Sneel_003

14. Sneel : Iterative production process

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Protei : shape-shifting sailing robot
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Sneel's Iterative process

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Sneel_000

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Sneel_001

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Sneel_002

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Sneel_002 in Central Park

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Sneel_003

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Sneel_003 in San Francisco

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Early Sneel character study

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Swarms of Sneel

25. Process

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Faster, cheaper, modular, flexible

30. Biomimetic design
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Mechanical fabrication
Hardware design
Software architecture

31. Mechanical Fabrication : Joints for motion

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Servo motor brackets from Thingiverse

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Thingiverse.com

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Servo bracket redesign in Rhino

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Fast iteration

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3D printed brackets

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Servo motors

39. Hardware : The brain and nervous system

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Servo motor shield in Eagle CAD

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Brain: Arduino Mega + Servo Shield

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Spinal Column: transmit the signal down the body

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Power : batteries
Communication : Zigbee

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Communication : Zigbee

46. Software : The computation

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Sneel software architecture

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Servowave custom library: github.com/gabriella

53. Future Goals

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flexibility, modularity, reconfigurability

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Optimize brackets

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Sneel on Instructables

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Get Swimming

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Explore the motion algorithms

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Workshops on Newtown Creek

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optimize form

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optimize shape

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Optimize skin

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Air powered Sneel_00x ?

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Sneel_00x ?

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Swarms

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Mars

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SAR

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Pipes

71. Gabriella Levine
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gabriellalevine.com
gabriella.levine@gmail.com