Project 2
Project Statement For this project, I started with an image of flowy, natural movements like the ocean. I wanted to emulate a soft robotics feel, since that's an area I don't have any experience in but find really cool. Alyssa suggested making a nautilus and using fabric, which I really liked. I planned to make a ceramic pot decorated to look like a shell, with tentacles reaching in and out of the mouth. I also wanted to experiment with different materials. I thought it would be cool to have the shell overflowing with tentacles of different materials, some of fabric, some of rubber, some of foam, some of plastic. Finally, I wanted to experiment with creating different motion profiles using cams. I had planned to do a few experiments with different shapes and actuators, like string vs sticks. Unfortunately, I got sick so I didn't have the time to execute this idea to the fullest extent like I would have liked to do. In order to simplify my goals I shifted to making a wooden