Prototype for e.anemone
2015
Solar panels, car battery, electric motor, electronic circuit board, rare earth magnets, ultrasonic sensors, ball bearings, springs and found steel
h: 2100 w: 1900 d: 1900 (mm)
Electronics engineer: Michael Reznik, Quantum Design
e.anemone is a perpetual motion machine/creature. It incorporates solar, electromagnetic, magnetic and kinetic energy and responds to human movement using ultrasonic waves.
e.anemone investigates the nature of energy, our relationship to it, and the possibilities for using renewable energy technology in sculpture.
Prototype for e.anemone. Photo: Ian Hobbs.