Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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The Robotic Chair controls its destiny

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, January 24, 2008

The seemingly standard chair collapsed, leaving its parts strewn about the stage. Moments later a whirring sound filled the room as the dismembered object resurrected into its original form.

The Robotic Chair, or self-destructive chair, was shown in a live demonstration yesterday at the Yale Art Gallery Auditorium supported by the Tetelman Fellowship and co-sponsored by the Yale School of Art and Yale Faculty of Engineering. Following the exhibition, Max Dean and Raffaello D’Andrea — two members of the object’s creative team — demystified the process as they spoke about the...

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