Oribotics is Matthew Gardiner's research based artform into the hybrid art/science field that fuses the ancient art of origami with robotic technology.
Oribotic works are classified below by their year of generation. Click on one of the headings below to learn more.
2007 - Oribotics [network]
Video documentation from Melbourne International Arts Festival
Oribotics [network] was a unique art and technology installation in the Atrium at Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia, drawing on cutting edge research in biology, computing, and scientific origami. Visitors discoverer living biomimetic works attached to the glass panes of the Atrium’s Fracture Galleries.
The robots, rooted to the architecture, their faceted folded mechanical blossoms attracting data, moving in response to the physical audience and stimuli from online users at www.oribotics.net. In Oribotics [network] each robot was individually connected to the vastness of the internet, to local mobile phones, and wifi networks, enabling interaction via mobile devices and the web.
Visitors came with their laptops, PDAs, or mobile phones, started up their wifi connections and ‘networked’ with the oribots. Or point your browser to www.oribotics.net and explored the virtual world of the oribots digestion. Witnessing the results of four years development of intricately folded designs integrated with robotic mechanisms.
For a short while my artbots application will be online here.
A 3D/photocomposite visualisation of the artwork
The actual installation of oribots.
2005 - Oribotics [laboratory]
Oribotics [laboratory]
Oribotics [laboratory] was a collaboration with Aphids and was shown over two nights at the Asialink centre at Melbourne University.
Links to documentation
2004 - Oribotics
The original
The first generation of oribotics was created for the 2004 Next Wave Festival.
Link to documentation
Videos
Videos on Youtube
Videos on this site:
- Oribotics [network] at Melbourne Festival 2007
- Oribotics [lab] at Asialink 2005
- Oribotics at Next Wave Festival 2004
Exhibitions
- Oribotics [SQL]
April - June 2008, Oribotics [SLQ], State Library of Queensland, Infozone Residency. - Oribotics [network]
November 2007, Federation Square, Melbourne International Arts Festival - Oribotics [laboratory]
November 2006, Shepparton Regional Art Gallery, SheppARTon Festival - Oribotics [laboratory]
August 2006, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Materials and Technique: Paper - Oribotics [laboratory]
March-April 2006, Taree Regional Art Gallery, Unnatural Selection - Oribotics [laboratory]
December 2005, Nellie Castan Gallery, Paper - Oribotics [laboratory]
November 2005, Asialink Centre, Melbourne University - Oribotics 2004
2005, Brakke Grande, Amsterdam, Victorian Circus (with Dorkbot Ghent) - Oribotics 2004
September 2004, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Electrofringe - Oribotics 2004
May 2004, Uplands/TCB Gallery, Next Wave Festival