Tools
2017 –
Cambridge, MA
Realized as part of research conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab ︎
Along the research process that culminated with the Silk Pavilion, various tools were designed and produced. Each had to perform a different task to work with fabrication systems and the silkworms.
Here is a selection of these tools.
Research Team ︎
João Costa, Christoph Bader︎ , Sunanda Sharma︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Susan Williams︎, Jean Disset︎ and Neri Oxman ︎
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Along the research process that culminated with the Silk Pavilion, various tools were designed and produced. Each had to perform a different task to work with fabrication systems and the silkworms.
Here is a selection of these tools.
Research Team ︎
João Costa, Christoph Bader︎ , Sunanda Sharma︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Susan Williams︎, Jean Disset︎ and Neri Oxman ︎
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e37bad41c94be1d54ac55c7b20793f63f022260abf901070b3f9179021050f2b/Twisting_Mechanism_2017-Sep-20_09-56-48PM-000_CustomizedView10797554844.png)
End Effectors for thread deposition ︎
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