Anthropomorphic Machine | Science Gallery

Giving human characteristics to objects is something us humans do all the time. As technology improves and machines become more ‘alive’, will this make us even closer?

Australian performance artist STELARC has collaborated with academics from multiple faculties at the University of Melbourne to create an eight-metre-high kinetic sculpture that senses the presence of humans. Using the principles of human body structure this enormous machine reacts in real time to visitors’ gestures and movements.

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Collaborators and Partners

Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

Melbourne School of Design

Dr Paul Loh, David Leggett, LLDS Architects, Psyche Hou, LLDS Architects, AA Visiting School Design Studio students Mason Mo, Ying Lee, Lu Bai, Mingjia Shi and Yichen Sheng.

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Computing and Information Systems

Dr Eduardo Velloso, Florence Tang, Melana Uceda, Qiushi Zhou, Gabriele Marini

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Dr Eric Schoof

Faculty of Fine Arts & Music

Centre of Visual Arts

Dr Suzie Fraser

PELICAN STUDIOS

Callan Morgan

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