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Romi Robotics for Microfarms

EU PROJECTS, Food, Horizon 2020, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Mapping, Open Source, SELF SUFFICIENCY, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy madsystems July 11, 2018 Leave a comment

EU Project ROMI (2017-2021) Description The overarching goal of ROMI is to develop an open and lightweight robotics platform for microfarms (densely-planted, intermixed polycultures), especially…

ENERGRID

Buildings, Energy, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston April 25, 2018

The Valldaura Labs are currently being used as a testing bed for further research and development in the fields of self-sufficiency, Internet of Energy, Internet…

HydroGrid

Buildings, Devices, Energy, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Matter Cycles, SELF SUFFICIENCY, Things, URBAN TECHNOLOGIESBy Chris Rheeston April 25, 2018

The Valldaura Labs are currently being used as a testing bed for further research and development in the areas of Self Sufficiency, Internet of Energy,…

Amp Leaf

Buildings, Energy, Food, Interactive Spaces, Matter Cycles, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 24, 2018

Introducing a new cycle of architecture eco-infrastructure that promotes the regeneration of local and native plant species within the Valldaura region. Wind vibration energy acts…

Moss Voltaics

Energy, SELF SUFFICIENCYBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

Moss Voltaics is a green façade system that aims to explore how moss might be used as a source of renewable energy and how it…

Open Source Beehive Project — Zoom Details

Open Source Beehives Project

Governance / Policies, Interactive Spaces, Open SourceBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

The Open Source Beehives Project is a network of citizen scientists tracking bee decline. We used sensor enhanced beehives and data science to study honeybee…

Bio Ceramic System

Buildings, Citizen Technologies, Energy, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, Material Research, Matter Cycles, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 18, 2018

The Bio Ceramic System is a studio experiment which was developed at IAAC by Iker Luna, under Luis Fraguada, inside the Open Thesis Fabrication programme,…

Bio-Photovoltaic System

The bio-photovoltaic panel consists of a battery in which energy is harvested from bacteria inside the soil to release electrons. Installed at the Valldaura campus of…

torre-baro-self-sufficient — Zoom Details

Torre Baró Self Sufficient District

3D Printing, Buildings, Citizen Participation, Citizen Technologies, Energy, Food, Governance / Policies, INFORMATION SOCIETY, Interactive Spaces, LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING, Material Research, Material Research, Matter Cycles, New Technologies, Open Source, Performance Facades, RESPONSIVE DESIGN, Responsive Technology, Robotics, SELF SUFFICIENCY, ThingsBy Chris Rheeston April 17, 2018

As part of the Self Sufficient neighbourhood project, the City Council of Barcelona invited the Design and Architecture Schools of Barcelona to participate in a…

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