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Watch That Tiny $74 1.5GHz Android-Powered Thumb-Puter In Action A six-legged robotic sheep, with grass-mowing teeth and GPS navigation: gotta be inspired by Philip K. Dick, right? Yes, it is: Mower was created by Osman Khan, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Art, and is on display as part of the Bigbots exhibit at the Robot 250 festival. Mower roams around using GPS to place itself on grassy areas, has collision avoidance sensors and makes the most amusing array of sounds as it clatters about. Clearly intended to be a humorous reference to robotic lawnmowers and the “green” method of using real sheep to do it, he’s on display at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. Robot 250 runs until July 28th. [Robot250 via BotJunkie]
Photosynthetic photography is by no means a new technique, but it’s certainly new to us. By placing a “canvas” of grass in a darkroom and shining light on it that first passes through a film negative, artist/scientists have been able to tweak the chlorophyll levels of blades of grass and create living photographs. Their permanence is fleeting, but the effect is quite remarkable. This piece is Mother and Child, hit the jump for Sunbathers.
If you couldn’t escape to experience the Great Outdoors because you were stuck in an office cubicle, or happened to be living through a rain-lashed Summer, then this ambient light mousemat complete with mini-lawn might be a tiny desktop alternative. Sara Rossbach’s concept has a patch of grass curling around your mouse, and lights the pad with a cycle of cheery colours. The good: nurturing the grass might distract you from day-to-day office grind. The bad: no automatic water sprinkles. The worse: more bugs for your computer. [SaraRossbach.com via Elit Alice]
The Lawnchair is a way to bring the outside into your…outside. Its 25lb base is constructed from steel, rubber and felt. From there, the process works like a Chia Pet.
You “upholster” the chair by adding sod, and a “built-in moisturizing” system (translation: garden hose hooked to tubing) keeps the grass hydrated when your sweat alone can’t cut the mustard. Chia Pet Lawnchair grooming was not covered, but for those looking for more permanent fixtures, the base can be constructed of concrete .
While the Lawnchair isn’t for sale at the moment, it’s more than just a concept. Bookmark the product page, and you can be the first on your block who never let’s their dog “go on the lawn”. Product Page [via geekologie]
