Did you go to summer camp? I always wished I could go to “sleep-away” camp, but my parents were too overprotective to let me go. Instead I went to day camp in Brooklyn, which almost seemed more like a punishment. It was held on the grounds of a public school, which is kind of the last place you want to be after school just ended. Sitting in a round pool in the middle of a hot concrete schoolyard, was not the ideal way to have fun in the summertime. But I digress.
In my fiber-trekking travels, I came across a different kind of camp held in Amsterdam last November called, Dev Camp ’10. This event brings together the amazing minds and talents of technologically gifted people who come up with ” interactive installations, spaces, projects, mobile apps and (interactive) games within 5 days.”
This sock knitting interactive robot obviously caught my eye.
By blowing into straws, visitors power the robot to create a knitted sock. The strength of the breath determines the speed of the knitting and how much pigment will be applied to the yarn. determines The result will be a collaboratively knitted sock with a unique color pattern.
Here are the inventors talking about their project:
Isn’t that incredible? Sure beats white paste and popsicle sticks.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!