Prosthesis is an art project. Prosthesis is not being built to fulfill any practical need. It is not a tool, nor a weapon, nor a rehabilitation device. The purpose of Prosthesis is to explore what it means to be human by creating a challenging, completely unprecedented, interactive human-machine experience. - Jonathan Tippet
Prosthesis (left) and the recently built Alpha-Leg (right). Image taken from www.anti-robot.com
I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on this amazing project, the brainchild of chief engineer and creative director Jonathan Tippett. As part of a UBC's final year design project I was part of a team that created a suspension system for the Alpha Leg (a fully functional two-thirds scale prototype of the legs to be used in the final machine). This system mounts atop the Alpha Leg to allow the pilot to ride the leg as he/she jumps it back and forth. You can read a summary report of our project here.
Pilot Suspension
The team:
- Nafe Chaudhry
- Matthew Hogon
- Jason Kim
- Kyle Lambert
- Jan Luechachandej
download poster pdf here
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You can find more on Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot at www.anti-robot.com! Or follow the progress on facebook!