Time: Thursdays 9:30am-12pm
Location: 370 Jay St Room 412 (Brooklyn Campus)
Instructor: Josh Corn
Website: https://itp.nyu.edu/classes/automatons/
Slack: https://automations-fa2023.slack.com
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Thursdays 12-1pm or by appointment
Sign up for office hours through the Calendly link:
https://calendly.com/jcorn-officehours
How do we make things move, produce sounds, or maybe even emit light without batteries? Through this course, each student will design their own purely mechanical automaton. We will learn how to use simple materials and tools to hand prototype mechanisms in their early stages. CAD software will be used to refine the designs and then a series of traditional and digital fabrication tools (various wood shop tools, laser cutter, CNC, 3D printers, etc.) will be used to produce the final pieces. We will learn how to work iteratively in the shop through weekly exercises, and a midterm and final project.