Fluxxlab was invited to give a talk at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia to help encourage students during an intensive 3-4 day charrette titled “Apocolypse Now”, which looked at how to aptly respond to such a crisis before, during and after.  Here are some images from the talk.

Panel of presenters: Mark Yim, U Penn Robotics; Harris Romanoff, Make:Philly and Neat Receipts; Red Cross

The last night of preperation for the workshop… putting all of the kits together.

Here are some more images of research and experimentation for the workshop we are doing at Eyebeam on 06.23.07.

Using a wooden hand crank to pump the motor, attached to rectifiers and battery for testing.

Motor board with battery and switch. We are powering the arduino off of the battery.

Testing the batttery to see how much energy has been stored.

Circuitry for the system with motor, rectifiers, battery, and voltage meter.