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Latest News Incommodious2008 installed at Ryerson University…
Finally the long awaited installation of the telerobotic arm, “Incommodious 2008″ is installed at Ryerson University as part of the MFA Documentary Media Production course in New Media. The installation was conceived with version #1 in January of 2006. After three other concepts this is the 5th version of the installation and the most complicated as far as tele-communications is concerned.
The installation enables audience members to view a remote location where the robotic arm is located. They can don a power-glove and control the robotic arm via a network connection. Essentially the arm is a gesture-enabled robot. It allows its user to look around the remote environment via a WebCam and make the appropriate arm and hand gestures.
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