New Findings

So...I stumbled across this information about my dog which is now nothing but mangled wires scattered across my desk. First of all, I found out that my dog is in fact called Poo-chi and it was made by Tiger Electronics. It was released in Japan in 2000 and later on in United States and Canada.
Here is alittle more info if you're interested:http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6608/Bots/Toy/poochi.htm

Vivisection # 1 : My homework ate my dog

The first object which I have decided to dissect and pry my nose into was the tiger LED dog. I chose the dog because I was interested in grasping the component of the motion sensor and the gear which allowed the dog to sit and bark.

By first removing the back part of the head and sliding the body down, I was able to see and identify an understating of the moving components...But how do they link with the head.
Through further dissection. I managed to dissect the dog to more basic electronic pieces which essentially run the toy.
Here are some of the dissection processes which I encountered and documented. Also, due to some of the internal wires being compact, I had to modify the toy by elongating the wires by sodering new wires to them.












I'm proud to say that through many trials and errors, I managed to disassemble my dog and wire him back in a fashion that allows it to still work. Although the object is in separate pieces, the lights, speaker, and gears all function properly. The only downfall I would say I encountered was the limited knowledge I acquired from the motion sensor, but despite that, I found this dissection to be rewarding.

Studio Project- 5 Objects

The Objective of the assignment was to search and collect 5 objects which were responsive to the user and also showed signs of behaviour and/or interface. The selections which I made were influenced primarily in relation with the qualities of sound.
Object 1: A children's keyboard with all sorts of Fancy gizmo's and such.
I was interested in this object because it has qualities which relate with sound which I am interested in exploring.



Object 2: A hand-held radio with speakers.
The interesting thing about this object is related to the antenna and the qualities of radio waves.




Object 3: LED lit dog.
One of my favorites, this object has some exciting components which I would like to play with. Aside from the obvious LED lights, the dog has mechanical parts which allow the dog to lay down and bark. I also think this object has motion sensor in it as well...

Object 4: Radio wave operated gizmo
I managed to bump into this toy by chance. I'm still trying to figure out the purpose of this toy, but based on the instructions, the gloves transmit a radio wave to the object, which in turn fire out circular objects.


Object 5: a 1980ish Canon Camera
I selected the camera for the optical lens and other technological devices which could potentially be beneficial



I also had a "Tickle me Elmo" which I picked up in case the Camera doesn't work out.
Finally I'd like to say that I can't wait to tear these objects apart and get to the core of there functions.