March 9, 2005
The Art of Motion Control
Some very beautiful stuff here. This is the home page for artist Bruce Shapiro who specializes in kinetic artwork made with industrial motion control equipment. From his introduction:"Motion control" --He has outfitted a number of basic shop machines to digital control and creates wonderful sculptures with them -- a few examples:
--term used to describe a variety of techniques for orchestrating the movement of machinery and objects. The fields of "Robotics," "CNC," and "automation" all fall under its umbrella.
The purpose of this site is to suggest that motion control is also an emerging medium for artistic expression.
Despite the universal use of motion control in industrial settings, its use by artists has been hampered by the enormous cost of commercial equipment. Because access to the tools of this medium is crucial for its exploration, one strategy open to motivated artists is building their own equipment from scrapped components flowing out of industrial sources. I have spent the past 12 years pursuing this goal. In so doing, I find myself on an unpredictable path winding through three landscapes: science, art, and education.
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