Dead Tech Resurrection – New Directions in Digital Art

For this project at CU Boulder, students created artwork or toys using scrap electronics from multiple sources. Sources included dead CD players, disk drives, printers, scanners, telephones, and much miscellany. The source electronics were disassembled, and parts, including LEDs, chips, motors, belts and gears were repurposed into new works.

Recycled switches to create a musical instrument

Musical instrument detail

Work in-process

Speak and Math circuit bending project

Printer motor and belt becomes sheep counter

Pathetic Robot

Pathetic Robot

Several small insect-like robots

Water skater

Spider

Top

Top in motion

Mini motor

Drawbot

Drawbot in motion

Hacked game controller => musical instrument

Blinky man

Monster car

Wobbly Bumblebee