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Camerautomata Charlie: Image Digesting Robotic Duck

by Scott J Lachut

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If documenting trips to faraway lands is beginning to take time away from actually enjoying them, then a robotic picture-taking duck may be just what you need. In an effort to "to liberate cameras from human operation," South Korean artist cameraduckcharlie1.jpg

Though there are no plans yet to begin manufacturing Charlie on a large scale, you can catch a glimpse of him in his natural habitat on Saturday, June 28th. A guided tour courtesy of Choi and his mechanical feathered friend will depart from Eyebeam Studios at 2:30 and wind its way up to Bethsheda Terrace in Central Park. Impressing your neighbors just got a whole lot easier.

Tourists and Travelers
Through 19 July 2008
Eyebeam
540 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
tel. +1 212 937 6580

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