Zappel – Mirroring body movement

Zappel is a pneumatic stickman figure that mirrors the performers body gestures.

2011, DMY International Design Festival, Berlin – 2011, HGK FHNW Diplomexpo, Basel

Team: Beni Schmidt (Pneumatics), Rasso Auberger (Support), Stephan Urech (Code)

Material: Quartz Composer, Tryplex Toolkit, Kinect for Xbox 360, OSC Protocol, Arduino Microcontroller, Solid state relais, Pneumatic valves, Air compressor, Air lines, Tripod, Iron rods, Ropes, Gants