[Barbaton]

uuuhhhh

MIT Media Lab strikes again:

Blendie is an interactive, sensitive, intelligent, voice controlled blender with a mind of its own. Materials are a 1950’s Osterizer blender altered with custom made hardware and software for sound analysis and motor control.


People induce the blender to spin by sounding the sounds of its motor in action. A person may growl low pitch blender-like sounds to get it to spin slow (Blendie 2000 pitch and power matches the person) and the person can growl blender-style at higher pitches to speed up Blendie 2000. The experience for the participant is to speak the language of the machine and thus to more deeply understand and connect with the machine. The action may also bring about personal revelations in the participant, because in sounding with the blender one is likely to perform gesture and sound expressions not previously accessed which may open up hidden emotions or thoughts or feelings. The participant empathizes with Blendie 2000 and in this new approach to a domestic appliance fosters a more conscious and personally meaningful and responsible relationship with machines. And it is fun.

 

[hooples3]

That was My idea!!!!!! well sort of.

I like to spin around and around with a blender in my hand while making those noises...... I had the idea .. i just couldnt get it finalized.

 

[Toshi]

those crazy kids down the street. check out what my friend in the lab made:

http://web.mit.edu/cml/www/mas/flickerminick/home.html

(it "zaps" you when you wave your hand nearby)

 

[peter6061]

And when you get your hand caught in the blender and scream, it analyzes that pitch and switches to puree'.

 

[arboc!]

a voice activated wok would be nice....

 

[Nate at RIT]

Does this blender account for slurring by people using it to make mixed drinks?