mermaid box at 2003 mermaid show

Posted on June 8, 2003 by ranjit

The wind-up mermaid box was exhibited at the Mermaid Show at the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn. Here’s some photos from the show.

wind-up mermaid box

Posted on June 8, 2003 by ranjit

The wind-up mermaid box was created for the 2003 Mermaid Show. Reminiscent of an old penny-arcade peep show, the mermaid box has a peephole on top through which a shining mermaid can be seen only when the box is wound up with its big brass key.

mermaid box under construction

Posted on May 26, 2003 by ranjit

photos from artbots 2002

Posted on May 25, 2002 by ranjit

Here are some photos of visitors playing with Sketching Device #1 at Artbots 2002.

For many more photos from Artbots, visit the old Sketching Device homepage or artbots.org.

some drawings made by the sketching device

Posted on May 25, 2002 by ranjit

These are some of the drawings made by visitors to Artbots in collaboration with Sketching Device #1. For more, visit the old Sketching Device homepage
~~Note: you can purchase any of these drawings for $45 each, or if you really hate them, I will destroy them for you at $75 each.~~

sketching device and artbots in NY Times

Posted on May 25, 2002 by ranjit

Read about the first Artbots exhibit and Sketching Device #1 in the New York Times!

Most entries fell into the category that Mr. Galanter called ”punk-rock robotics,” emphasizing cheap components and a playful do-it-yourself approach.

Ranjit Bhatnagar said he had torn apart his stereo speakers to build Sketching Device No. 1, which used patterns of vibration to move pens across a sheet of paper. David Webber’s AO2000, which visitors picked as their favorite, made chaotic music with a blender, an adding machine, two laptop computers, an old television and some coffee cans, among other things. Symet Studio, by Stefan Prosky, a family of simple solar-powered robots that left trails of dots as they hopped around, was voted best of show by the robot-builders.

sketching device #1 at artbots 2002

Posted on May 25, 2002 by ranjit

The cranky doodling machine had its public debut at the Artbots Festival at Pratt University in Brooklyn. Hundreds of visitors came to see the artsy robots dance, sing, and doodle, and many of them left with a sketch they made in a hands-on collaboration with the Sketching Device.