SPLASH — Xiliu Yang

Xiliu Yang

I am a researcher, builder, and designer working at the intersection of computational design and robotic fabrication, spatial and interactive interfaces, and human-machine collaboration.

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2015
Painting Robot at 72-hour Competition

Team: Victor Leung, Naichun Cheng (MIT)

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

The classic metaphysical conundrum of whether reality exists without an observer inspired “SPLASH”. Splash is a painting robot that monitors its surroundings with a LIDAR sensor and paints the positions of the visitors who observe it using a calligraphy brush.

This project was developed as a part of a 72-hour competition together with Victor Leung and Naichun Chen. I worked on concept development and microcontroller programming and assisted Victor in assembling the robot.

We won third place in the competition.