Improvisational Machines was a four-day workshop led by Madeline Gannon in Barcelona, focusing on innovative robot programming methods. Participants from the Master in Robotics & Advanced Construction learned to develop custom workflows for real-time robot interaction. The workshop emphasized live coding and improvisational strategies, culminating in a speed project that utilized flexible workflows to overcome programming challenges. Guest speaker Char Stiles shared insights on using low-level tools for creative discovery, reinforcing the notion of breaking away from traditional programming to enhance rapid prototyping and collaborative interactions with large robots.
The workshop concluded with a speed project that harnessed students' newly created flexible workflows to avoid programming pain points while iterating through rapid trial-and-error.
Madeline Gannon taught students how to bypass standard programming tools for robots, emphasizing real-time communication with their one-tonne robots for rapid experimentation.
The workshop inspired students to realize the limitations of traditional industrial robot programming and explore live coding techniques for real-time interaction with robots.
With the influence of Char Stiles, the workshop focused on low-level tools as a pathway to creative discovery in robotic workflows.
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