Reminder: we're meeting in 2 hours in JHN 111. -Philip
On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 8:25 PM Philip Garrison <[email protected]> wrote: > Please join us for the Change Seminar tomorrow *Tuesday 10/30/2018* in *JHN > 111*. > > *Who:* Nadya Peek > *What:* Machine Agency > *When:* Tuesday, Oct 16th, 12-1pm > *Where:* Johnson Hall 111 > > *Machine Agency* > Abstract: How can we harness the precision of machines for the creativity > of individuals? Digital fabrication tools promise quality production in low > volume and are now accessible in maker spaces worldwide. However, the maker > context is very different from the historical industrial settings in which > digital fabrication was developed. Yet these differences have not led to > many changes in contemporary tools. I argue that personal fabrication > requires a rethinking of production infrastructure, and in this talk > outline a research roadmap for machine agency. > > Bio: Nadya Peek develops unconventional digital fabrication tools, small > scale automation, networked controls, and advanced manufacturing systems. > Spanning electronics, firmware, software, and mechanics, her research > focuses on harnessing the precision of machines for the creativity of > individuals. > > Nadya directs the Machine Agency at the University of Washington where she > is an assistant professor in Human-Centered Design and Engineering. > Machines and systems Nadya has built are shared widely including at > SIGGRAPH, CHI, Guggenheim Berlin, and the White House Maker Faire, and she > has given keynotes at Chaos Computer Congress, SolidCon, and H.O.P.E. Nadya > is an active member of the global fab lab community, making digital > fabrication more accessible with better CAD/CAM tools and developing open > source hardware machines and control systems. She is VP of the Open Source > Hardware Association, half of the design studio James and the Giant Peek, > plays drum machines and synths in the band Construction and got her PhD at > MIT in the Center for Bits and Atoms. > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > [email protected] > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >
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