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==== Machine Wilderness ====

[[Machine Wilderness Symposium]]

Project outline.\\
**Locations:** FoAM's [[MidWest_Experimental_Station]] and Zone2Source in Amstelpark.\\ 
**Partners:** FoAM Ams, [[http://zone2source.net/nl/|Zone2Source]], [[http://ivanhenriques.com/|Ivan Henriques]], [[http://www.asthecrow.net/ |Judith van der Elst]] .\\
[[Machine_Ecology_notes]]\\
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[[Machine_Wilderness_feedback]]\\
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**Keywords:** ecological robotics, restoration ecology, artificial organisms, artscience, foodwebs, trophic cascades, biodiversity, groworld.\\
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**Outline:**\\
This programme is aimed at reimagining what robotics could mean in functionality, materiality and ecology, when they are designed as expressions based on habitats and trophic interactions. Machine Wilderness is a project prototyping artificial organisms as functional agents within biomes and landscapes, actively contributing to biodiversity. The new [[http://proefstationmidwest.nl/|MidWest Experimental Station]] a research station set up by FoAM in Amsterdam, will provide a test area for ecological robotics and study interactions between biomes and mechanical organisms.\\
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**Topics:** Could artificial beings contribute to biodiversity, microclimates, pollination, zoochorie, reforestation or even fill vacant ecological niches? Could artificial beings interact symbiotically in food-webs? Use foraging strategies as a power source? Predate on invasive species, or enable trophic cascades to create more biodiverse landscapes?\\

Artists / designers:
  * [[http://ivanhenriques.com|Ivan Henriques]] Symbiotic Machine
  * [[http://www.ingramclockworks.com/index.html|Ian Ingram]] various projects
  * FoAM's [[http://augmentedecology.com/|Augmented Ecology]]
  * [[http://www.shlomi-mir.com/tumbleweed/|Shlomi Mir]] Tumbleweed Robot
  * [[http://marniajohnston.com/section/278549_TE_ND_Rover_Project.html|Marina Johnston]] [[http://www.tendrover.com/|Te+nd Rover]]
  * [[http://www.plantasnomadas.com/|Gilberto Esparza]] Nomadic Plants
  * [[http://www.cartesiusmuseum.org/|Giep Hagoort]] plans a [[http://www.robots.nu/krijgt-nederland-een-eigen-robopark/|Dutch Robot Park]]
  * [[http://cargocollective.com/nonhumanagency|Non Human Space Agency]]
  * [[http://www.plantasnomadas.com/|Plantas Nomadas]]
  * [[http://www.spelapetric.org/portfolio/naval-gazing/|Spela Petric]]
  * [[http://peterflemming.ca/details/beach_batt.html|Peter Flemming]][[http://peterflemming.ca/details/mmmse.html|2]]

Theory:
  * Robots in Ecology: [[http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=18956#.VPbpRGYk9AY|Welcome to the machine PDF]]
  * [[http://tuinvanmachines.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en|Het Nieuwe Instituut]] Tuin van Machines
  * see also [[thalience]]
  * see also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley|uncanny valley]]

Universities:
  * Bristol Robotics Lab [[http://singularityhub.com/2010/08/05/robot-with-artificial-gut-eats-waste-for-electrical-power-video/|Robot with artificial gut]] [[https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/titles/alife/0262290758chap131.pdf|research PDF]] [[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0331_060331_robot_flesh.html|bug eating robot]] and their study on [[http://phys.org/news/2012-05-environmentally-friendly-robot.html|Biodegradable Robotics]]
  * [[http://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00085557|Robbe van Beers]] KU Leuven, robotica and ripeness sensors used for [[http://spie.org/profile/Robbe.Van%20Beers-9076|Breaburn apples]]
  * [[http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/nl/actueel/laatste-nieuws/artikel/detail/media-aandacht-cyber-zoo/|TUDelft]] CyberZoo
  * [[http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/research/ecological.html|GaTech]] Mobile Robot Lab
  * IBED UVA 
  * [[http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Plant-Sciences/Farm-Technology-Group.htm|Wageningen]] farm technology group and [[http://www.incas3.eu/projects/smartbot|Smartbot]] and [[http://www.robatic.nl/|Robatic]]
  * [[http://mime.oregonstate.edu/research/drl/|Oregon University]] Dynamic Robotics Lab
  * [[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/complex|UCL]] Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology
  * [[http://robobees.seas.harvard.edu/publications|Harvard]] Robobees
  * [[http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~andrewt/gentoo/about.html|CalTech]] Ocean Gliders
  * [[https://news.wsu.edu/2014/12/03/research-examines-quality-of-landscape-cover-for-prey/#.VR-n-WaZZAY|WSU]] LiDAR fearscapes
  * [[http://www2.isr.uc.pt/~embedded/events/WREM/RSS2013/Home.html|Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring 2013]]
  * [[http://cocoro.uni-graz.at/drupal/home|Graz University]] CoCoRo - Marine Robotic Swarms

Open Source:
  * [[http://www.openrov.com/|Open ROV]] (marine)
  * [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/coralbots-restoring-and-conserving-coral-reefs-with-robots|Coral Reef Bot]]
  * [[http://ecosynth.org/page/overview|EcoSynth]] 3D mapping and measuring vegetation
  * [[http://2014.igem.org/Team:StanfordBrownSpelman/Building_The_Drone|iGEM]] decomposable drone

Companies:
  * [[http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/9617.htm|Festo]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetically_Autonomous_Tactical_Robot|Cyclone Power Tech]] plant biomass powered robot
  * [[http://swarmfarm.com/|Swarm Farm]]
  * [[http://clearflightsolutions.com/|Robird]]
  * [[http://augmentedecology.com/post/84829441683/next-gen-tracking|Technology for Nature]] University College London, Microsoft Research and the Zoological Society of London
  * [[http://www.coralbots.org/|Coralbots]]
  * [[http://www.hibot.co.jp/|Hibot]]
  * [[http://www.robugtix.com/t8x/|Robugtrix]]
  * [[http://www.can-cia.org/index.php?id=1270|Chico Mendes bot]] Brazilian rainforest pollution bot
  * [[http://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2015/05/liquid-robotics-announces-partner-program-unmanned-ocean-technology/?utm_source=Unmanned+Systems+Technology+Newsletter&utm_campaign=06b3003c72-Unmanned_Systems_Technology_eBrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6fc3c01e8d-06b3003c72-110735013|Liquid Robotics]]

History:
  * [[http://cyberneticzoo.com/about/|Cybernetic Zoo]]
  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digesting_Duck|Digesting Duck]]
  * [[http://goldberg.berkeley.edu/garden/Ars/|Telegarden]]
  * [[http://www.senster.com/ihnatowicz/senster/|Senster]]
  * [[http://aeon.co/magazine/technology/medieval-technology-indistinguishable-from-magic/|Medieval Robotics]]
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Resources:\\
  * [[http://www.osrfoundation.org/|Open Source Robotics Foundation]]
  * [[http://softroboticstoolkit.com/|Soft Robotics Toolkit]] is part of [[http://biodesign.seas.harvard.edu/|Harvard Biodesign Lab]] that works on 'augmenting and restoring human performance' (exoskeletons etc)
  * [[http://publiclab.org/wiki/ndvi|Public Lab]] on mapping photosynthesis with near-infrared camera [[http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram|Infragram]] + [[http://publiclab.org/wiki/near-infrared-camera|introduction]]

Blogs, groups, etc:
  * [[http://www.robot161.nl/|Robot161]] blog
  * [[http://robohub.org/drought-and-desertification-how-robots-might-help/|Robot Hub]] robotics and desertification\\
  * [[http://www.therobotreport.com/news/ag-in-transition-from-precision-ag-to-full-autonomy|Robot Report]] precision agriculture robotics
  * [[http://www.eurageng.eu/workgroups|European Network for Advanced Engineering in Agriculture and Environment]]
  * [[http://www.nvtl.info/|Nederlandse Vereniging Techniek in de Landbouw]]
  * [[http://www.robots.nu/robot-nieuws/category/robotdieren|Robots.Nu]] Robot animals
Articles:
  * [[http://www.scientias.nl/hond-wordt-binnenkort-een-luxe-en-vervangen-door-robot/|Dogs soon to be replaced by robots]]

Competitions:
  * [[http://www.fieldrobot.nl/|Field Robot competition]] in [[http://fre2015.um.si/index.php/event-program|Maribor]] June 15th
  * [[http://softroboticstoolkit.com/|Soft Robotics]] this years [[http://softroboticstoolkit.com/design-competition|challenge]]
  * [[https://youtu.be/ZFWzmC7B-TE|Hebocon]] for the technically unskilled

Conferences:
  * [[http://www.roboticsconference.org/index.html|2015 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference]] in Rome, July 13-17

**Agriculture bots:**\\
Harvesting and Tractors:\\
Tractors do two things: provide guidance to the devices they are towing, and pulling power. Current tractors are huge and if they break down, the entire operation comes to a halt. Autonomous machines don't need operators and can operate around the clock. Thus tight operational windows can be achieved for seeding and other time-sensitive activities.\\
  * [[http://www.agrobot.com/|Agrobot]]
  * [[http://www.energid.com/experience/citrus-harvesting/|Energid]] citrus picker
  * [[http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/Wageningen-UR-Greenhouse-Horticulture/Research-themes/Advanced-Cultivation-and-Production-Systems/Subthemes/Computer-vision-and-robotics.htm|Wageningen UR]]
  * [[http://www.agritronics.nl/|Agritronics]]
  * [[http://info.amazone.de/DisplayInfo.aspx?id=14033|Amazone-Bosch]] BoniRob field robot
  * [[http://rowbot.com|Rowbot]] corn fertilizer bot
Planting, Pruning, Potting, Grafting and Nursery Operations:\\
  * [[http://www.harvestai.com/products|Harvest Automation]] potted plant movement
  * [[http://www.isogroepmachinebouw.nl|ISO Group]] machinebouw
  * [[http://helpersys.co.kr/|Helper Robotech]] grafting bot
  * [[http://www.conic-system.com/|Conic Systems]] grafting robot
  * [[http://wall-ye.com|Wall-Ye]] pruning robot
Thinning and Weeding:\\
  * [[http://naio-technologies.com/|Naio]] weeding bot
  * [[http://www.ecorobotix.com/|ecoRobotix]] weeding bot
  * [[http://www.visionrobotics.com/|Vision Robotics]] lettuce pruner
  * [[http://www.visionweeding.com|Vision Weeding]]

more listed here: [[http://www.unibots.com/Agricultural_Robotics_Portal.htm|Unibots]]\\
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Note:\\
Machine Wilderness was the title of [[http://socialmedia.hpc.unm.edu/isea2012/?q=info/about-isea-2012|ISEA2012]], we adopt it in this programme as a working title.\\

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