African RobotsThis is a comprehensive list in the making of all African Robots work, from objects to workshops and exhibitions. Click on an entry title to read more about the project.
Vitra Design Museum As part of our association with Maker Library Network via our friends at Thingking, we were invited to make a second Starling for their Maker Library Network exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany in 2015. So was born Starling 1.1, which uses a hacked pirate iPod to play back a […]
Starling 1.1, the second starling, pictured here on exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum, Germany, as part of a Maker Library exhibition. This starling relies on a hacked pirate iPod playing a recording of a real starling for its call!
Our first African Robots workshop! In late April 2015, African Robots, with a grant from Pro Helvetia’s Ant Funding programme for cross-border collaboration, ran a series of workshops at HIFA2015, the International Festival of the Arts in Harare.
Starling 1.0 Our very first African Robot! In 2013 we made Starling 1.0, depicting a nimble local bird, the Red-Winged Starling, in wire art, with innards composed of Nokia cellphone parts and other cheap electronic components, moving wings, glowing eyes, and a light-responsive call. Wire artists share the same urban spaces as informal cellphone repair […]