Animistic Tech
Detailed Description
Support in creating artifacts, containers, and supports for root investigation is crucial for our research. We are particularly interested in utilizing Wasp printing technology, especially in ceramics and other materials, to create precise and adaptable structures that emulate the properties of vegetal roots. This approach would enhance the precision and efficiency of our prototypes and open new avenues for exploring materials and forms that align with our research objectives. With that collaboration would be instrumental in advancing our mission to develop technologies that foster a harmonious relationship between humanity and the environment.
Project Details
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the OPENNESS value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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Animistic Tech is guided by a philosophy aimed at developing technology in collaboration with non-human intelligences, particularly plant roots, integrating their cognitive processes into an innovative artificial intelligence model. Using the Living Research Artefact equipped with cameras and sensors that respect the natural environment, data is collected and transmitted via IoT (Internet of Things), ensuring accessibility and openness. This approach facilitates the development of the Roots Cognition AI Model.
The project is distinguished by its focus on a non-Western artificial intelligence model inspired by plant cognition, addressing urgent ecological challenges. This philosophy promotes transparency and replicability of the process. By integrating root habituation principles into the AI model, Animistic Tech establishes a direct link between empirical research and technological application. This enhances understanding and allows replication of the project by other researchers and designers interested in sustainable and environmentally respectful technologies.
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the COLLABORATIVE value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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This project is inherently collaborative from its conceptual foundation, design, and software development. Its holistic approach integrates the participation of various agents, including the interpretation of non-human intelligences such as plant roots, and the collaboration of diverse professional profiles encompassing science, technology, and creativity. This project promotes active participation from biologists, software engineers, designers, and artists, creating an interdisciplinary environment that enriches the development process. By utilizing co-design methodologies, it ensures that each stage of the project is transparent, accessible, and replicable, fostering inclusion and the diversity of ideas.
Furthermore, the project generates continuous dialogue with the community, establishing new languages for understanding collectivity through technology. By interpreting and respecting the signals and cognitive processes of other species, it creates an AI model that not only addresses urgent ecological challenges but also promotes a deeper and more respectful understanding of our natural environment. In summary, this initiative aims to innovate in the technological realm while creating a collaborative space that integrates multiple perspectives and fosters co-creation, establishing a new form of interaction and understanding between technology and nature.
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the REGENERATIVE value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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The project's design is meticulously regenerative in every aspect. From data collection to artifact implementation, every detail is thoughtfully considered. The Living Research Artifact is crafted to integrate harmoniously with the soil, utilizing cameras and sensors that respect its natural darkness. This non-invasive approach ensures the ecosystem's integrity is preserved, fostering a healthy nutrient exchange between the artifact and the soil, promoting mutual survival and co-benefit.
The artifact's design actively encourages ecosystem regeneration. By observing and learning from natural root processes, new technologies are developed that not only respect but also support and regenerate other life systems. This is achieved through the design of the filter and its connection to the pipe, which links to the soil to facilitate nutrient exchange. This holistic approach ensures that every technological innovation supports the creation and sustenance of new life systems, rather than replacing or devaluing them. The project aims not only to deepen our understanding of nature but also to restore and renew it through regenerative design principles.
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the ECOSYSTEMIC value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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The primary intention when initiating this project was to create technological processes that generate life systems. As a designer, it was challenging to work with technologies that theoretically conflict with regeneration. To address this, I embraced this friction by meticulously and consciously designing every aspect of the artifact's data collection process. The artifact's design allows for an intimate connection with the soil, facilitating a mutual exchange of nutrients and support for survival, rather than causing separation. This approach ensures that new technologies not only respect but also promote the creation and support of other life systems.
The goal was to generate an ecosystemic system using digital fabrication systems, software, and hardware. This approach acknowledges and values the complexity of interactions between cultural, scientific, and technological aspects, aiming to enhance the health of social and environmental systems. The project's design not only preserves the integrity of the natural environment but also fosters harmonious interaction and co-evolution of all involved elements.
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