SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
This is Xirrou, the painting robot, which is the brainchild of Austrian industrial designer, Christian Gumpold.
Xirrou is a 2-part artificial intelligent robotic system. The first component features a stamp on its lower side that measures 16 square-centimeters, allowing it to print artwork to the walls and ceilings. The second component of Xirrou carries 8 ink cartridges on its back and is hooked to the first half via an ink-supplying cable.
Xirrou is envisaged to be either autonomously creative or paint with external input. A choice or idea for a pattern or picture can be uploaded or you can throw caution to the wind and let Xirrou come up with something.
Each of Xirro's two components has 5 feet mounted around the central ring and each foot has 3 servo motor powered joints. Special adaptable plates are attached to each foot that enables climbing on the wall and ceiling (hopefully drip-free).
While Xirrou is just an idea for the present; however, another of Christian Gumpold designs, this one a 18m/58' motor yacht called the Sentori 58R, is actually under construction.
Blending art and technology is central to MB&F so here's hoping that it isn't long before we see Xirrou climbling and decorating walls in teh not too distant future.
For more information, please visit www.motioncodeblue.com
Xirrou - a robot that paints your walls to suit your mood
Imagine, winter is over and you are bored with warm look of your lounge or bedroom. It's summer now and you would like something lighter and brighter to suit your mood. You vocalise a few ideas and perhaps show a few photos of what you have in mind to a scanner and from a hidden corner a strange high-tech spider-like creature hums into life and elegantly scuttles slowly across the scampers across the wall.This is Xirrou, the painting robot, which is the brainchild of Austrian industrial designer, Christian Gumpold.
Xirrou is a 2-part artificial intelligent robotic system. The first component features a stamp on its lower side that measures 16 square-centimeters, allowing it to print artwork to the walls and ceilings. The second component of Xirrou carries 8 ink cartridges on its back and is hooked to the first half via an ink-supplying cable.
Xirrou is envisaged to be either autonomously creative or paint with external input. A choice or idea for a pattern or picture can be uploaded or you can throw caution to the wind and let Xirrou come up with something.
Each of Xirro's two components has 5 feet mounted around the central ring and each foot has 3 servo motor powered joints. Special adaptable plates are attached to each foot that enables climbing on the wall and ceiling (hopefully drip-free).
While Xirrou is just an idea for the present; however, another of Christian Gumpold designs, this one a 18m/58' motor yacht called the Sentori 58R, is actually under construction.
Blending art and technology is central to MB&F so here's hoping that it isn't long before we see Xirrou climbling and decorating walls in teh not too distant future.
For more information, please visit www.motioncodeblue.com
