Robot design competition
Posted on Tue 2 Jul 2013
Can a robot offer companionship? Could a robot friend be your confidante, your wing-man, your ally or your last defence against loneliness?
Visualising live data with drawing robots: Lunchtime Talk Write-Up
Posted on Fri 28 Jun 2013
On 21 June we were joined in the Studio for a fantastic Lunchtime Talk part of Big Green Week by Bristol based engineer Matthew Venn. Matthew came to talk to us about his awesome energy data robot project: Since last year Matthew Venn’s ‘Polarbots’ have been drawing pictures on walls in…
Studio residents launch Kickstarter Mission to the Moon
Posted on Thu 27 Jun 2013
One of our Studio residents Michael Johnson, in partnership with Helen White, Seth Jackson, Laura Kriefman and a host of other brilliant collaborators in and beyond the Studio, has today launched a Kickstarter campaign that will allow you to send your own Pocket Spacecraft on a Mission to the Moon!
#BristolProms + #hellolamppost
Posted on Fri 21 Jun 2013
This week we’ve been mainly looking forward to some fantastic events we’ve got coming up over the next few months. In July we’ll see the launch of our brilliant Playable City Award winning project Hello Lamp Post and we’re super excited about our involvement in Bristol Proms. Read on to find…
Big Data with Nello Cristianini: Lunchtime Talk Write-Up
Posted on Fri 21 Jun 2013
On 14 June we were treated to a Lunchtime Talk by Studio resident Nello Cristianini. Nello is a professor of Artificial Intelligence within the Intelligent Systems Laboratory of the University of Bristol. Nello spoke to us about Big Data and the ethics surrounding it. What is big…
Hack The Quartet & Digital Producers
Posted on Fri 14 Jun 2013
This week we’ve got loads of fantastic opportunities for you to get involved with, and lots of lovely Studio news. Read on to find out about what our brilliant residents have been up to...
Interactive Print with Tom Metcalfe: Lunchtime Talk Write-Up
Posted on Fri 14 Jun 2013
On Friday 7 June we were treated to a brilliant Lunchtime Talk from new Studio resident Tom Metcalfe. Tom has recently joined us after working within the Product Research Studio at the University of Dundee, where he spent a lot of time looking at possibilities of paper electronics and conductive…
Games Hub Launch + DCRC news
Posted on Fri 7 Jun 2013
It’s been a busy week in the Studio with lots of fantastic events and the launch of the Bristol Games Hub just up the road. Read on to find out what’s been happening in the Studio:As of Monday Studio resident Mandy Rose, the producer of award-winning digital media initiatives including the…
The Nth Screen with Tim Kindberg and Charlotte Crofts: Lunchtime Talk Write-Up
Posted on Fri 7 Jun 2013
On Friday 1 May we were treated to a fantastic Lunchtime Talk by two of our Studio Residents, Tim Kindberg and Charlotte Crofts about their REACT funded project The Nth Screen. Studio resident Tim Kindberg has been working on multi-screen apps for some time - from back in the 80s, actually, when he…
Magicians, Memories & Interactive Print
Posted on Fri 31 May 2013
It’s been a fun week in the Studio with lots of our fantastic residents showcasing work at Mayfest & heaps of exciting