Solar Chandelier
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News:

June 11th
Presenting Solar Chandelier at Habana Outpost, Brooklyn, New York
June 5th
Presenting Solar Chandelier at " An Evening at Maker Faire" at The Saatchi Gallery, New York
May 14
Solar Chandelier featured on Make Blog
May 12, 13
Solar Chandelier premieres at ITP Spring Show
        
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Description:
A kinetic mobile made of up of several independent light seeking, energy gathering BEAM robots. Each segment/robot of the chandelier will rely upon sensor input to move into an optimal position for gathering solar energy. The movements of each suspended robot will affect the positions of those that it is attached to, resulting in an active "fight" for light between the chandelier segments throughout the day. At night, the robots dispense the energy that they have gathered as light, the most successful segments staying lit the longest.

The solar chandelier provides a dynamic visualization of the normally static process of gathering solar energy. Users will witness parts of the chandelier moving and reacting as though simple living organisms, and directly benefit from the energy that they gather.

Keywords:
solar BEAM robotics, analog circuits, kinetic sculpture, light, visualization

Work by:
Christian Cerrito
Petra Farinha