Archive for the 'moMo' Category

• 06.01.08
  Momo wins Art Hacks 2008

  Momo won the Art Hacks division at Libelium’s 2008 Arduino Contest.
  Here’s our entry video.
  Momo from che-wei wang on Vimeo.

• 01.22.08
  moMo : Version 4

  momo version 4 now has a sturdier lighter frame. A couple switches were added to control power to arduino and to the GPS unit. The whole unit somehow runs off 4 AA batteries instead of 8. I also realized the compass unit is not as accurate as we’d like. It has [...]

• 12.19.07
  momo on MAKE

  Make: ITP Winter show

• 12.18.07
  nytimes.com covers momo

  more coverage on the ITP Winter Show
  bits at nytimes.com: Object-Oriented Objects at N.Y.U.

• 12.18.07
  nymag.com covers momo

  Here’s a little write-up on momo and the 2007 ITP Winter Show at nymag.com.
  nymag.com : MoMo Isn’t Exactly the New Seeing-Eye Dog, But He Sure Is Cute

• 11.22.07
  moMo : A Haptic Navigational Device

  Momo is a haptic navigational device that requires only the sense of touch to guide a user. No maps, no text, no arrows, no lights. It sits on the palm of one’s hand and leans, vibrates and gravitates towards a preset location. Akin to someone pointing you in the right direction, there is no need [...]

• 11.19.07
  moMo : version 2

  -new compass unit calcuates true north in relation to itself and waypoint (so it points in the right direction even if you spin it)
  -upgraded to 32 Channel!! ETek GPS module
  -4 AA batteries powers the entire circuit with 5.6V at 2700mha
  -a new skeleton ( to be outfitted with a flexible skin soon )
  -updated code for smoother [...]

• 10.31.07
  momo : Prototype V01

• 10.18.07
  HND: Live GPS and Vibe

  Slightly updated code for incorporating vibe control via serial.

• 10.15.07
  HND: Live GPS

  Here’s our Processing sketch for taking a live GPS feed of some guy in Kansas that never seems to move. The applet displays his location, our fixed location and controls MoMo, our haptic navigation device via serial connection.
  [HND: Live GPS]

• 10.07.07
  HND: Weight Shifting

  Weight shifting sphere using 2 servo motors and a large weight. One servo is for z rotation, and another is for the x rotation ( or degree of weight shift ).

• 10.03.07
  A Haptic Navigational Device

  A haptic navigational device requires only the sense of touch to guide a user. No maps, no text, no arrows, no lights. HND sits on the palm of one’s hand and leans, vibrates and gravitates towards a preset location. Imagine an egg sitting on the palm of your hand, obeying its own gravitational force at [...]

• 10.02.07
  Cold Warmer Hot

  Observations on navigating and searching using cold, cooler, warm, warmer, and hot.