The American Institute of Architects
This past Wednesday (3/12/14) we had the pleasure of sharing our project with three members from the American Institute of Architects. From this meeting, we were provided with many ideas and ways to move our project forward. Recently, Kate has been working on a design of how our final installation will look using Google SketchUp. Through this, they gave us feedback on how we're going to have to keep in mind angles and arrangements of our set-up in order for us to let the most sunlight in it. they also provided us with examples of the best and environmentally friendly materials we can use.
They were very intrigued in Naomi's arduino piece. Through her explanation, they were able to get a grasp on how plant life signals can be read. From this, they brought up the significance of protecting the plants and investigating whether or not alligator clips can harm the plant. We were also given the idea of looking into applying our project to the agriculture industry. The idea was that we could use this process to tell when vegetation is ready to be gathered.
The Architects also gave us a bit of a reality check with the robot in relation to applying it outdoors. Part of our original plan was to place the solar panels atop our display. They brought to our attention that in order for us to do this, it must be durable. Currently the design of the robot isn't very rain-proof. We now are considering either redesigning the light sensor bot to make it more durable or redesigning the installation to allow the solar panel to work indoors.
They were very intrigued in Naomi's arduino piece. Through her explanation, they were able to get a grasp on how plant life signals can be read. From this, they brought up the significance of protecting the plants and investigating whether or not alligator clips can harm the plant. We were also given the idea of looking into applying our project to the agriculture industry. The idea was that we could use this process to tell when vegetation is ready to be gathered.
The Architects also gave us a bit of a reality check with the robot in relation to applying it outdoors. Part of our original plan was to place the solar panels atop our display. They brought to our attention that in order for us to do this, it must be durable. Currently the design of the robot isn't very rain-proof. We now are considering either redesigning the light sensor bot to make it more durable or redesigning the installation to allow the solar panel to work indoors.