Ambulatory Sculptures and Dancing Robots
4,556 views · Published 16 November 2007 · 46:19 · Indexed 28 September 2026
Channel: CITRIS and the Banatao Institute · 2007 · Education
April 4, 2007 Well known for his electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculpture, Alan Rath has produced ever-evolving work since the early 1980s. Although largely self-taught in electronics and art, Rath holds a degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An acknowledged pioneer in the exploration of electronics as an art form, Rath has been central to the developing dialogue of the role of new media in the arts. The computers he creates and places within handcrafted aluminum, steel, glass, and plastic armatures are capable of complex directives over time (some evolve over decades). The "life force" in these machines is encapsulated and carefully controlled with seeming aesthetic and mechanical ease.
More from this channel
-
42:43
Participatory Urbanism: Empowering Everyday Civic Engagement
-
1:09:44
From Zero to Fifty in Two Years: An Update on Microsoft Rese
-
51:04
Using Mathematical Models to Help Understand Planar Cell Pol
-
54:42
Cap and Trade Programs, and Climate-Friendly Innovation
-
52:13
Policy and Economic Issues in Dynamic Electricity Pricing
-
57:58
Towards Personal, Proactive, & Preventive Healthcare: Disrup
-
52:37
Sunlight as an Information Security Breach Disinfectant
-
1:00:49
CITRIS White paper competition awards 2007