Manus Et Machina

Location: A4-006
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, 11:50 – 13:05


Welcome Words

  1. Introduction Felix (courses, research, OpenCalendar, OpenOffice, OpenStudio)
  2. About you –> Why are you taking this course?

Introduction to the Course

  1. Structure: Project Colloquium (2:40hr session) + Seminar (2x 1:15hr session), attendance (Felix table…))
  2. Homework!
  3. Syllabus (updated Syllabus, discussion topics, learning outcomes, textbooks, films, other resources, grading rubric)
  4. Everchanging themes for the semester:
  5. Several machine types defined by last years course ⇒ what hand-tool types come to your mind?
  6. About the handtools project – a few examples to get into the mood:
  7. Constraints for your hand tools (concept, material, size)
  8. Worksites/Labs for prototyping:
    1. Plastic Lab
    2. Engineering Design Studio (Matt, policies, materials, kitchen, events)
    3. Advanced Manufacturing Workshop (Esteban, policies, machines, AMW cal ⇒ helping sessions always Sunday afternoon)
  9. NYU classes (overview about assignments: essay, artistic statement, case study 1, case study 2, project report (showing draft report))
  10. Course trip (Global Education)
  11. Workshops and guest talks: Dov Ganchrow, Michael Schmitz and others.
  12. Semester-end exhibition
  13. Questions?

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Poster from exhibition »The Robots – Man and Machine at the End of the 20th Century«, 1992