A little video put together for the Design, Arts and Technology Awards (which "Robot Repair" is a finalist in). These will be ran during the event on June 7th to help drive the People’s Choice Award.
May 21, 2012
April 16, 2012
Society for Contemporary Craft
Benefit auction night at SCC. This is the piece I donated for the event. 
April 3, 2012
Press
The Robot Repair shop installation has been getting some nice press lately. Here are a couple of mentions that have come out in the past week. One is from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the other from Pittsburgh Magazine.
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| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl looks into the storefront window of Fraley's Robot Repair with artist Toby Fraley. |
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| Pittsburgh Magazine, April 2012. |
March 27, 2012
March 14, 2012
GigaPan at CMU
I headed over to Carnegie Mellon University last night for some training on their GigaPan system. Below is my first test image with the ultimate goal of shooting the Robot Repair shop public art installation. In a nutshell GigaPans are created by a robotic camera mount accompanied with software that creates huge panoramas with fascinating detail, all captured in the context of a single brilliant photo.
I'm hoping to shoot Robot Repair this spring.
I'm hoping to shoot Robot Repair this spring.
March 13, 2012
Wires, wires, wires....
The hidden away electronic guts of my robots keep getting more and more complex.
This collection of wires, transistors, resistors etc. is going into a new robot holding a donation box (for a non-profit art gallery). It's job is to trigger a sequence of sounds and lights when a donation is made.
Video to come shortly of the piece in action.
This collection of wires, transistors, resistors etc. is going into a new robot holding a donation box (for a non-profit art gallery). It's job is to trigger a sequence of sounds and lights when a donation is made.
Video to come shortly of the piece in action.
February 27, 2012
L.A. Gallery Opening
Memphis George, a new gallery in L.A., is having its grand opening party this Friday! It's a new venture opened by a friend of mine. Stop by and tell Michelle I said hello. Details are here http://www.memphisgeorge.com/
February 9, 2012
Occupying Time
I added a new section to the Robot Repair website for those that don't live/work in downtown Pittsburgh. It's a photo archive of all the different things the lonely robot does to occupy his time.
February 6, 2012
Just Finished
A new Rock Star Robot is on route to Wisconsin. This guy just barely fit in the car to make it to the UPS office.
January 30, 2012
January 27, 2012
New Piece
A new commissioned piece is really starting to take shape. The ankle/knee/hip joints take a lot of calculating and tweaking. Once they're set things usually start coming together fast.
January 25, 2012
Gallery Crawl
"Fraley's Robot Repair" is included in the Gallery Crawl this Friday along with the other Project Pop Up participants. The event runs from 5:30-9:00.
Stop by and see how the robot stuck inside is getting along.
Stop by and see how the robot stuck inside is getting along.
December 11, 2011
Merchandise for the Robot Repair Public Art Installation
There is now merchandise available for the "Robot Repair" public art installation I opened in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. If you know a fan of the installation and order by the 15th you'll have a pretty cool Christmas present on your hands. Support small fictional businesses!
November 22, 2011
Neatorama!
One of my favorite web sites, Neatorama.com mentions Fraley's Robot Repair.
UPDATE:
Also some nice articles at these sites about the project.
November 21, 2011
November 18, 2011
The Mayor of Pittsburgh
Tonight in my space at 210 6th St. Pittsburgh!
From the Mayor's press release:
Mayor Ravenstahl will stop by Robot Repairs, one of the animated storefronts “popping” up as part of the new initiative called “Project Pop Up: Downtown.” The program by Mayor Ravenstahl and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership animates 12 key downtown vacant storefronts with quirky, fun, and innovative pop up displays.
From the Mayor's press release:
Mayor Ravenstahl will stop by Robot Repairs, one of the animated storefronts “popping” up as part of the new initiative called “Project Pop Up: Downtown.” The program by Mayor Ravenstahl and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership animates 12 key downtown vacant storefronts with quirky, fun, and innovative pop up displays.
November 16, 2011
November 10, 2011
Public Art Installation
I'll have a new public art installation opening on November 18th!
Details to come.
Details to come.
September 15, 2011
September 8, 2011
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