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)

Tech stack: Mac OSX, Quartz Composer, Tryplex Toolkit, OSC Protocol, Kinect for Xbox 360, Arduino Uno, Solid state relais, Air compressor, Pneumatic valves, Air lines