#lineform

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?

It’s called the LineFORM Snakebot and it’s being developed by MIT. Essentially they’re programming it to do a multitude of things like make expressive movements when transferring data between devices and even becoming a phone. Moving it is how you use its interface, it’s pretty wild. 

LineForm, o robot multifuncional em forma de cobra

O futuro está ao virar da esquina e tendo em conta esse facto é bom que nos preparemos para a chegada de mais tecnologia que nos ajude no dia a dia. A proposta de hoje é o Robot (autómato) LineForm parece-se com uma “cobra” e pode assumir várias formas que de certeza vão facilitar muitas actividades:

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MIT’s LineFORM Snakebot Wants To Replace Your Cell Phone

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LineFORM As A Lamp

Screenshot by author, from Vimeo

In the age of screens, technology lacks a certain tactile edge to it. What if, instead of watches with screens, we instead wore on our wrists robotic snakes? Or perhaps, instead of rectangular slabs for phones, we held up to our heads robotic snakes? Want a lamp to stay in the right place while reading? Why not…