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  Skeletal Reflection Photo Gallery
A collection of images taken during the 2000 World's Fair in Hanover, Germany.

Skelli Checks his Watch
A short mpg video which demonstrates the fluidity of motion.

Skeletal Reflections video NEW
An illustrative, narrated video. (download)
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This servo-controlled sculpture is constructed of aluminum and plastic and is pneumatically driven. Skeletal Reflection resembles a humanoid skeletal form. A advanced telemetry suit will allow a participant to teach the machine behaviors. The machine has 34 degrees of freedom including fully articulated hands and a fully articulated spine; later, the capacity of multiple facial expressions. Designed to reflect commonality with humankind, some of the expressions this humanoid machine will manifest are fear, anger, joy, sorrow, surprise and impatience.

"Skeletal Reflection" was featured in the "Humankind" Exhibition at Expo2000 in Hannover Germany, where it operated daily from 1 June 2000 to 31 October 2000. Up to 30,000 viewers per day encountered the machine's graceful movements and its reflection upon continuous change of our natural environment.