Interactive Cutlery

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Interactive Cutlery

Robotics has been using in our daily lives in many aspects. How would this develop? And how would people view this trend? This project imagines that in the future of Post-scarcity, robotics has been integrated into all aspects of our lives that we even use it to enhance our eating experience.

Interactive Cutlery is part of the research project ‘Soft Robotics ++ Food Design’, which aims to create new eating experience by applying soft robotic technologies in food design fields. This project started from the exploration of the technology, and designer tried to find new scenarios for it. With reference to the multiple categories of food design, the project was divided into two parts: Design for Food and Design with Food. In the first part, designer try to design unconventional cutlery that tickles new eating experience. As for the second part, designer try to design edible robots that create new sensations in mouth. The following is the outputs of the first part.

Inflated Spoon 01

Inflated Spoon 01-2

Inflated Spoon 02

Inflated Spoon 03

Inflated Spoon 04

Moving Plate

One or two actuators can be controlled with a simple setup consisting of an Arduino microcontroller equipped with a motorshield and pneumatic solenoid valves, air pumps, and a battery pack. The components are assembled as shown in the photo. All wires are connected by using the screw connectors on the motor shield. With the Arduino setup, the inflation and deflation of the actuators happens by switching the pumps and valves on and off.