large scale innovative kinetic stainless steel public art sculpture and interactive installation in gallery space with geometric structure and high ceiling.

Anthropomor­phic Machine

The Anthropomorphic Machine stands as an interactive and performative robotic installation, engineered with a sophisticated array of components. Its framework comprises pneumatically actuated rubber muscles, steel tendons, and a deformable tensegrity skeletal structure, all interconnected by a circulatory system of compressed air.

ARTIST: Stelarc, Melbourne School of Design
ROLE: Design, Fabrication, Installation
CLIENT: University of Melbourne
LOCATION: Melbourne Science Gallery
YEAR: 2022

Metal innovation design workshop with a circular stainless steel structure on a perforated table, welding equipment visible.
Close-up of a complex metal lattice structure with intersecting rods and lights for innovative kinetic sculpture

Augmented with a vision and computational system, this synthetic organisation facilitates the emergence of form through a dynamic, collective process. Beneath its tensegrity canopy, the machine's vision system discerns the density, distribution, and movements of people, eliciting responsive behaviours such as undulating, swaying, pulsing, or glitchy motions.

This intricate interplay generates a diverse vocabulary of machine aliveness. Moreover, the installation transcends physical boundaries, enabling anyone, from anywhere, at any time, to interact online and witness their choreography unfold through multi camera live streaming.