Greg, a former student of mine and current friend/colleague/author/resident researcher at NYU ITP put together this animation within hours of meeting with him to talk about the human movement visualization work needed in the Applied Dynamics & Optimization Lab at
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Hiring students at NYU-Poly Lab
Hello world! We are looking to hire one or two students in the lab I work at within NYU-Poly: the Applied Dynamics & Optimization Lab. Ideally this will take the form of project for academic credit – a Master’s project,
Continue readingCollaborative writing for journal articles
My experiences to date with reports, proposals, and conference paper writing leave much to be desired. Generally I’ll work on a draft in Word with track changes on, email that to the next person who will accept/reject changes then add
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
In the spirit of Ada Lovelace day (check out the hourly posts at Adafruit Industries), I wanted to take a minute to thank a woman who has influenced my life and career: Dr. Yoky Matsuoka. I first met Yoky as
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PhD update – motion capture in gaming and biomechanics
My first day as a research assistant in Dr. Kim’s Applied Dynamics and Optimization Lab at NYU-Poly was Monday, August 2nd. A 6-camera Vicon motion analysis system was recently installed in the lab, so I got to learn how to
Continue readingThat’s Dr. Dustyn Robots to you
I’m considering enrolling in a Mechanical Engineering PhD program at NYU-Poly in the Applied Dynamics and Optimization Lab under Dr. Joo Kim in the fall. I would basically get to study biomechanics and robotics for a few years and work
Continue readingSupport SADbot on Kickstarter and come to ITP Camp for grown ups!
Ben and I just launched our Kickstarter project yesterday to raise money for installing SADbot in Eyebeam’s window gallery. We already have four backers in less than 24 hours! Come join the fun at Kickstarter and then come by Eyebeam
Continue readingAwarded Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Grant
One of the perks of being an adjunct at NYU is access to a professional development fund to support activities like attendance at an academic conference, meeting or other relevant professional development activity. I applied for the maximum of $1,000
Continue readingGuest crit at SVA’s first physical computing class
I spent the afternoon at the School of Visual Arts sitting in on final project presentations for the Introduction to Physical Computing class. It’s the very first year of the Interaction Design MFA program, and my friend and former student
Continue readingRobots and social media
I got a LinkedIn update emailed to me today, and it looks like one of my former students at NYU has started a company called SocialBomb, Inc. and is the CEO! So I go to check out their website, and
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