Mark Pauline did some testing for a new camera platform SRL will be using at shows in the future. Using a Hero3 and a drone from DJI-Innovations. This setup will be used at this Thursday’s (March 7 2013) Robot Night at the Cal Academy.
Are negotiations underway for a SRL show at the White House some day? #howrumorsstart
Mark Pauline, Amy Critchett, and Congressowman Lynn Woolsey with President Obama and the First Lady at a White House Ball recently.
In other news – Mark will be doing something for next week’s Night Life at the Cal Academy. March 7 2013 is Robot Night with SRL possibly demoing the effects of sustained 138 db sound fields via the Jet Whistle and the Spine Robot for a singalong? Here is the Facebook event page for Robot Night
Another teaser reel from the SRL @ XFF show last December from Steve Bage:
More images, videos, crew information on the SRL at XFF archive page. If you have any media you’d like to share please contact 
Last week’s SRL show at the Extreme Futurist Festival was a success! Aside from the Sparkshooter awaiting resuscitation with new capacitors, the Motoman left behind, and one doggie doo pole knocked over by the Inchworm, no property, humans or animals were hurt (by SRL) in the process! All the machines ran flawlessly and the Spine Robot debuted as a mobile machine, there was enough fire, diesel fog, and smoked pig to go around.
Here is a special teaser reel shot and edited by Steve Bage to whet your appetites for more images and video to come.
There are also more images from the SRL Photographers, crew and others who have donated their media to our archives. Those can be found here. Check back often as we’re adding more daily.
Thanks LA!
SRL will be performing at this year’s Extreme Futurist Festival in LA December 22 2012. XFF is a 2 day arts and technology festival focusing on cutting edge science and technology along with transgressive performance art and music. Tickets are $35 for the SRL show only or $70 for the show and the festival. Purchase tickets through XFF here.
Stay tuned to the official page for this performance which will be updated periodically with images, videos, and other information on pre-show prep, show, and other post-show media. Expect to see the Sparkshooter, Inchworm, Running Machine, Big Shockwave Cannon, Spine Robot, Flame-throwing Motoman, Dual Mules, Hovercraft, and more!
Great article by Jesse Hicks with lots of pix from the SRL archive, extensive interview with Mark Pauline, and new video shot by them at SRL HQ recently. (Click on image, link below for the article):
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/9/3408030/mark-pauline-spine-robot-machines-robots-terrorism-as-art
Gerry Fialka will be interviewing Mark Pauline at Oddball Cinema on Capp Street next Friday Oct 12, 2012. Mark will also be showing some SRL videos.
SRL is seeking assistance to find locations and conduct site setup for machine performances in the SF bay area.
We are looking for a team to:
Find suitable locations for local SRL shows ranging from medium (20 tons of robots) to large (60 tons of robots).
Determine what if any permits are required and obtain them.
Please contact Mark Pauline (markp [at] srl [.] org) if you can help.
Proposed Bay Line from UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design
SRL is looking for assistance on the Spine Robot. We are setting up a team to build and test the computer control for the Spine Robot. Familiarity with Labview programming and basic electronics wiring a plus. Heres your chance to program a very unusual, one of a kind robot!
For hardware we have a National Instruments 4 axis Firewire servo controller connected to a PC running LabView 8.5
We need assistance:
Hardwiring the servo controller to the hydraulic servo valve bank
Adding servo amps in between the controller and the servo valve bank
Selecting the position sensors.
Programing:
Modifying the Ni examples in the Motion Library to create a new set of motion libraries that pertain to throwing, striking, and other tasks for this Robot arm.
Live testing of the unit.
Interested parties please contact: Mark Pauline at markp (at) srl (dot) org
Mark Pauline talks about the SRL and Urban Art at ArtPadSF 2012 at the Phoenix Hotel.
Footage, soundtrack, and editing by Steve Bage, photos from Karen Marcelo