Floribots - Robot Flowers

Matrix of 128 robotic origami flowerpots. Artwork by Geoffrey Drake-Brockman. Over 4,000 moving parts. Fully autominous and interactive collective organism.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Robot
• Robotic
• automata
• flower
• origami
• dance
• wave
• sculpture
• art
• garden
• flowerpot

[commonplz]

hey i saw your exebition in singapore and i would like to know what inspired you to make this art work?

[gdrakebrockman]

Inspiration....

I am interested in automata - self-directed systems that potentially can be "art making machines". I wanted a repetition-based artwork that could interact with people directly in human space. I chose origami flowers to create a connection to a familiar, accessible, motif for the audience.

[dutchpapergirl]

i like it!

are the flowers made out of paper?

if so, what is the pattern?

[gdrakebrockman]

The flowers are made from paper. The paper is reinforced in certain areas and painted three colours in auto lacquer. There is a system of steel , plastic, and aluminium struts that support the paper flower and allow it to open and close. The origami pattern is a "Chatterbox" or "Fortune Teller".

[gdrakebrockman]

These flowers are not CG, they are physical robots. Total space occupied by the 128 units is 8m by 4m, video shows installation at the National Gallery of Australia in 2005.

[VJFranzK]

who says robots can only imitate animals? ;-)

[kiwi4x]

i was just trying to be nice, jerk (there's no sense in responding )

[OobydoobBanoubie]

CG flowers that move... -sarcastically- sooooooooooooooooooooooo original!!

[OobydoobBanoubie]

What are you? 5?!?

[kiwi4x]

thats sooooooooooo cool