david mcgoran

Co-founder and Creative Director of @RustySquidLtd, Robotic artist and designer

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

The secret to the #future of #Robotics lies in the past
The Löwenmensch figurine from #Germany is the oldest known #statue. It dates 40,000 years ago. This act of carving would have been as much of an advanced technology as robotics is for us today. Visit https://t.co/Bh5BFR2NJ1

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

#Covid19 emergency: Arts Council England’s No.1 Priority for the next three months is to support people who work in the arts, museums and libraries. We want as strong a sector as possible as we come out the other side of this crisis. THREAD 👇

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

Happy 100 year anniversary Robots.

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

100 years ago Czech playwright Karel Čapek published Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti giving us the word #robot. While #mythology of breathing life into machines is as old as Gods, Capek challenged us to reflect on the intimate relationship between #technology, #capitalism, #agency

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

@CarlStrathearn @RustySquidLtd hay @LicoriceHazel, @fatmaciftci, @CarlStrathearn have you seen Jordan Wolfson's work "Female Figure"? https://t.co/4KLihknHOj what are your thoughts?

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

@RustySquidLtd @DrDihal @stephenjcave @StuartNolan not quite "mindreading" technology but these guys work may be interesting to your study.

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

This is where #Robotics starts to get really interesting. Customizable gestures will bring out hidden biases and nuanced assumptions from different cultures around the world. We cannot wait to see what the #artists of the #future will do with this #technology.

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

Wow! The #Animatronics workshop is now sold out and the Neutral #Puppet workshop is filling up fast
But don’t worry we'll be running the workshops again in a few weeks!
To get your name on the waiting list:
mail us on [email protected]
join us on https://t.co/eYHDmNttYy

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

The Art Of Animatronics workshop is now sold out, but we have a few places left on our Neutral Puppet workshop. Don't forget student discounts are available.
I can't recommend the neutral puppet workshops highly enough to those interested in animatronics and robotics.

[Puppet Place @PuppetPlace]

THIS WEEKEND @ Puppet Place
The Neutral #Puppet #Workshop

2 day #professional development #masterclass introducing the fundamentals of breathing life into the inanimate led by David Mcgoran @RustySquidLtd

BOOK: https://t.co/OEHM8KAirC

Student discount available #bristol #arts

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

Hero
The greek philosopher is not only famous for building the first steam engine; he also built a mechanical play powered by a binary-like system of ropes and knots.
@rustysquid is following in the footsteps of pioneers working to integrate #philosophy #engineering and the #arts

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

Our little #Robot #art and #design studio cant be more excited about this new book coming out. Its so easy to assume that our current cultures feelings towards "intelligent machines " is normal. Oh how wrong we are. @DrDihal, @stephenjcave

#AINarratives #Robotics #Futures

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

Welcome, @fatmaciftci we are so honored to have you join the Squids. Your experience as an artist and arts manager in #Istanbul and throughout the middle east will bring a blast of fresh thinking and a new outlook on building our #robotic #art and #design #Studio in #Bristol.

[fatma ciftci @fatmaciftci]

Just arrived in #Bristol from #İstanbul. It’s been an amazing first week supporting @davidmcgoran building @RustySquidLtd‘s next phase of the business. I’m looking forward to meeting the communities of @BristolRobotLab, @PMStudioUK, @PuppetPlace, @_SpikeIsland and @EngineShed_BB.

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

"perhaps intelligence is not computational" challenge accepted @rodneyabrooks Our little robotic art and design studio has been experimenting with fresh metaphors. Rather than intelligent perhaps we should think of ourselves as a relational fields.

https://t.co/tWoJRe1eec

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

@LicoriceHazel @ace_national Nice work Hazel, can't wait to see it develop.

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

One of my favorite roboticists and thinkers. @rodneyabrooks publishes an annual technology prediction. It's a hyper down to earth yet optimistic reality check. And he's often spot on.

[Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks]

Just published my 2nd of 32 annual reviews of my January 1st 2018 hype dampening predictions about self driving cars, AI & ML, and the space industry. My predictions had dates attached so you can evaluate how well I did. https://t.co/JRFfjm7yF0

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

I have so many #tricks, #secrets and #hacks to share with you all at the end of February. And I cant wait to see what #mischief mischief you all come up with at the end of the #workshop.

hope to see you there

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

You are kindly invited to join a #professional 2 day #workshop 'The Art of Animatronics' led by @davidmcgoran @rustysquidltd.

Place: @puppetplace
Date: 29 February – 1st March 2020
BOOK NOW: https://t.co/6lStfmjVO8
#animatronics #robotics #robotech #robot #puppetry #mechanical

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

There are still places left on The Neutral Puppet Workshop. This will be a unique 2 days to work together closely as we investigate #breath #balance #tension and #emergence

We are only accepting 10 places to keep the work intimate and focused. Hope to see you there

[Rusty Squid @RustySquidLtd]

You are kindly invited to join a professional 2 day #workshop 'The Neutral Puppet' led by @davidmcgoran @rustysquidltd. #puppetry #dance #animation #puppeteering #theatre #performancearts

Place: @puppetplace
Date: 22-23 February 2020
BOOK NOW: https://t.co/2t9YiPx2yj

[OneZero @ozm]

@davidmcgoran Developed by @Cornell's @guyhoffman, Blossom, a handcrafted woolen and wood design with a vaguely rabbit-like appearance, manages to find a balance between artifice and expression.

https://t.co/5HxOf7JVCR

[patrícia alves-oliveira @p_alvesoliveira]

Beautiful video by @RustySquidLtd about the process of designing and building a robot. It is all about the animations! Animation-driven design 💨
https://t.co/7KO69MQ5wV

[Matt denton @mantisrobot]

D-O droid build part 4 live now 👍
https://t.co/kxXzTvKcvk

[OneZero @ozm]

@davidmcgoran went to an academic conference on how future robots can build trust: “I said to them, surely you’ve looked at Jim Henson’s notation on eye movement or notations on stop-motion animation? They hadn’t even considered to look at these masters.”

https://t.co/g7knoZtm0j

[david mcgoran @davidmcgoran]

@designboom @PaulJODowd