Katrin Hochschuh and Adam Donovan,
Empathy Swarm,
interactive robotic swarm, human-machine biofeedback system,
WRO 2019 Biennale / HUMAN ASPECT, Wroclaw, Poland
Photo credits: Natalia Kabanow
Empathy Swarm is an emergent system of autonomous robots designed as a human-machine interface, creating an ecosystem of man-machine cohabitation. The swarm functions as a society of robotic creatures, where all members are equal, constantly negotiating and balancing the needs of individuals. In its role as a human-machine interface, the robotic system simultaneously activates and responds to the emotions of the human participant.
As the swarm expresses itself through movement, the human subconsciously responds through motion and facial expressions, revealing their emotional state. Together, these interactions form a bio-feedback loop, demonstrating the interdependence of both species.
This work was realised within the framework of a European Media Art Platform residency at KONTEJNER bureau of contemporary art praxis, co-funded by the European Union.
This presentation was co-funded by NeMe.
Katrin Hochschuh and Adam Donovan met through a mutual network of artists, architects and researchers in Switzerland. Hochschuh has an architectural background in digital design and robotic fabrication, exploring architectural geometries, algorithms, swarm simulation and interactivity. Donovan is highly specialised in the fields of robotics and scientific acoustics, researching focused acoustics in multiple fields of his artistic practice. Together Hochschuh and Donovan create sophisticated robotic mechanisms that play with the unobtrusive uncanny systems within us. Their works and machines invoke an otherness or timelessness that is only present in the here and now.
Website
hochschuh-donovan.com
Instagram
www.instagram.com/hochschuh_donovan
Katrin Hochschuh and Adam Donovan,
Empathy Swarm,
interactive robotic swarm,
human-machine biofeedback system,
WRO 2019 Biennale / HUMAN ASPECT,
Wroclaw, Poland
Photo credits: Natalia Kabanow
Empathy Swarm is an emergent system of autonomous robots designed as a human-machine interface, creating an ecosystem of man-machine cohabitation. The swarm functions as a society of robotic creatures, where all members are equal, constantly negotiating and balancing the needs of individuals. In its role as a human-machine interface, the robotic system simultaneously activates and responds to the emotions of the human participant.
As the swarm expresses itself through movement, the human subconsciously responds through motion and facial expressions, revealing their emotional state. Together, these interactions form a bio-feedback loop, demonstrating the interdependence of both species.
This work was realised within the framework of a European Media Art Platform residency at KONTEJNER bureau of contemporary art praxis, co-funded by the European Union.
This presentation was co-funded by NeMe.
Katrin Hochschuh and Adam Donovan met through a mutual network of artists, architects and researchers in Switzerland. Hochschuh has an architectural background in digital design and robotic fabrication, exploring architectural geometries, algorithms, swarm simulation and interactivity. Donovan is highly specialised in the fields of robotics and scientific acoustics, researching focused acoustics in multiple fields of his artistic practice. Together Hochschuh and Donovan create sophisticated robotic mechanisms that play with the unobtrusive uncanny systems within us. Their works and machines invoke an otherness or timelessness that is only present in the here and now.
Website
hochschuh-donovan.com
Instagram
www.instagram.com/hochschuh_donovan
