A water-sharing water gong installation.
"Sustainable is comprised of a network of robot water gongs that are linked together by water tubes that allow each tank to receive water from one upstream neighbor, and to pump water into one downstream neighbor. The network is a closed system that distributes water between the members. We are inspired by the current water resource crisis in the western US states, and have implemented a water resource sharing algorithm that is used to negotiate multiple consumer demands against the available water supply. Imagine that the system is like as a group of farmers or golf courses that have high demands for water usage, but must share and negotiate for the rights to use water." Video here. More on David Birchfield's website.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Sustainable - a dynamic robotic sound installation by David Birchfield, David Lorig, Kelly Phillips
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The mechanism is genius! I've always had in mind something similar to it, but never really got it down to pen and paper to make it anything. I know now how it works in detail and hoepfully I can try to make an improvemnet on the machine!
ways to reduce water usage
-Roger
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