Hertz - Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot #3 at Ars Electronica 2005 (Linz, Austria)

project venue: brucknerhaus, which also housed the ars electronica symposium... it was packed. project venue: brucknerhaus, which also housed the ars electronica symposium... it was packed. garnet hertz in front of brucknerhaus sign in linz austria.
brucknerhaus doors brucknerhaus doors on the danube side of the brucknerhaus, directly outside the window of the roachbot demos
on the danube side of the brucknerhaus, directly outside the window of the roachbot demos set-up: inside the brucknerhaus set-up: inside the brucknerhaus
set-up: inside the brucknerhaus roach diet: liverwurst, cheese... and later apple roach food: austria's finest liverwurst
roaches in container insects in cage eating liverwurst and cheese insects in cage eating liverwurst and cheese
very large cockroaches, sourced by ars electronica center very large cockroaches, sourced by ars electronica center molted skin from cockroach (later named "dick") - this is not a dead insect.
installation process, "electronic life forms" project in background partially assembled robot partially assembled robot: LED panels
partially assembled robot: LED panels roachbot 3 with top layer removed for servicing roachbot 3 with top layer removed for servicing
fully assembled machine: cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 DSC02740 DSC02741
nutella test cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 at ars electronica 2005 cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 at ars electronica 2005
cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 at ars electronica 2005 over-the-shoulder view of cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 at ars electronica 2005 over-the-shoulder view of cockroach controlled mobile robot #3 at ars electronica 2005
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DSC02770 installation view: info board and machine project lecture dvd project info board: demo schedule and sponsor acknowledgements added a few minutes after this photo was taken
info board: in german DSC02789 DSC02790
unusual method of viewing project: baby unusual method of viewing project: baby unusual method of viewing project: baby
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DSC02797 tv crew from japan tv crew from japan
tv crew from japan DSC02798 DSC02799
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tv interview another tv cameraman takes video of cockroaches DSC02810
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photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker photo by steve heimbecker
photo by steve heimbecker tv interview tactile 'cave' test
tactile 'cave' test danish radio interview danish radio interview
DSC02867 german tv crew ars electronica center vr installation that was quite roachbot-like
ars electronica center vr installation that was quite roachbot-like DSC02873 DSC02874
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interviewer from wired tactile "cave" test with nametag tactile "cave" test with nametag
tactile "cave" test with nametag cockroach controlled mobile robot #3: over-the-shoulder view cockroach controlled mobile robot #3: over-the-shoulder view
barbara leopoldseder adopted the cockroaches at the end of the show barbara leopoldseder adopted the cockroaches at the end of the show barbara leopoldseder adopted the cockroaches at the end of the show