Swissnex in San Francisco:
Sophie Lamparter from swissnex San Francisco says a few words and thanks everyone for their participation before Jürg Lehni introduces his chalk-drawing machine.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Hi, my name is Otto - the chalk-drawing machine introduces itself.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
The audience hangs on every of Jürg's words and is stunned by Otto.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
The Long Now Foundation commissioned Jürg and his team in Switzerland to build a custom version of his chalk-drawing machine, for their space as well as the software to interface with it.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Alexander Rose, Executive Director of the LongNow Foundation, talks in a Q&A with Jürg Lehni about the concept behind Otto. Long Now will also be working with Jürg to develop content for the robot and make it a platform for use by visiting artists.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Hey Otto, show us what you can do!
Swissnex in San Francisco:
"Man, this machine is mind-blowing!"
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Not only the chalk-drawing machine Otto was a hit also the bar at LongNow has quite a bit to offer. The LongNow Foundation wants to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10'000 years.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Alexander Rose, LongNow Foundation, and Jürg Lehni, artist and creator of Otto.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Happy faces and interested people at the introduction to the chalk-drawing machine by Jürg Lehni at the LongNow Foundation.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Otto showing his drawing abilities.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Otto was that remarkable that people took photos and videos to share active-Otto on social media.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Arranged on the ceiling above the bar The Interval’s “bottle keep” features custom-made bottles by Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
The cafe in the LongNow foundation is called The Interval and has a beautiful ambient and a lot to discover for curious people.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
One of the guests listens carefully to the intercourse between artist Jürg Lehni and Alexander Rose from the LongNow Foundation. He also stands next to the 10'000 year Clock, which is supposed to ring a unique bell sequence each day for 10'000 years.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Jürg Lehni explaining how the machine works: The chalk-drawing machine is using an unconventional system of pulleys that is driven by high-quality Maxon Swiss servo motors to triangulate the drawing tool.
Swissnex in San Francisco:
Otto's final piece: the Wow! signal, which was a radio signal detected in 1977. The signal bore the expected hallmarks of non-terrestrial and non-Solar System origin - so it came from outer space. It lasted for 72 seconds, but has not been detected again.