Concept Sketches - Jeff Norell
NOTE: Please pardon the poor pictures. These were all drawn with my left hand due to two broken bones in my right wrist.
RoboFish
"RoboFish" is a self-sufficient robotic fish. It uses a bladder to move up and down in water, which can be seen at the top of the fish. Some sort of compressed air, such as a readily available CO2 cartridge, will need to be contained to allow the fish to float and adjust its depth. A microphone is present on each side of the fish to respond to stimulation and determine which direction noise is coming from. There are also actuators present in the tail and mouth to swim through the water and provide realistic mouth motion for the user.
Doc Edgerton's Camera
"Doc Edgerton's Camera" is a camera kit designed to take pictures of actions that happen very quickly, such as a balloon popping. It contains a typical digital camera with an external actuator used to control the shutter. A mictrophone triggers both the camera and strobe light simultaneuously. The microphone is connected to a computer, which is used to change settings. The user can set the sound threshold that will be used to trigger the camera and strobe on the computer.
Baker Piano Clock
"Baker Piano Clock" is a wall clock that has an external piano "pendulum" that explodes based upon the user's settings. It can be set to either have the piano explode on the hour, every hour, or be used as an alarm. The piano will reset iself with actuators if used as an hourly chime. However, if used as an alarm the user will be forced to push all three pieces back together to make the explofing noise stop.
