technabob » elevator http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 elevator art in antwerp: through the roof http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/09/elevator-art-in-antwerp-through-the-roof/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/09/elevator-art-in-antwerp-through-the-roof/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:19:41 +0000 lambert v. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=17962 Elevators have become a common fixture in urban environments. People don’t really acknowledge them anymore; we just pass through them to get somewhere else. Kind of like the Midwest. I’m kidding. But anyone who goes to advertising company Dubois meets Frogger’s Antwerp office will definitely take note of the building’s warehouse elevator.

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The elevator art was designed by Darrin Umboh, who is a member of the Dutch artist agency Shop Around.

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The people who work in the building probably get the urge to ride the elevator up and down just to get a better look at the art.

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Check out Shop Around’s website for more pics plus a video of the elevator.

[via Josh Spear]

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Welcome Robot 1.5 is red and yellow as an homage to Ironman. When you turn him on, the LED lights come on to let you know he’s in sensing mode. Input to his sensors from people passing by triggers the waving.  Check out this video to see WR 1.5 in action.

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Sure, he kind of welcomes people with a Nazi-like salute, but let’s recall the robot was made in just one day. It would take me like a year to make anything even approaching this. Besides, Armanda says that now that the whole one day thing is over, she plans to fix that wave right up, plus add an elevator sensor and sound. Until then, check out more of her robotic LED mashup art projects here.

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