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The Todd Blair Wall Project
A kinetic sculpture will be erected on July 20, 2008 in honor of Todd Blair and also to raise funds for his ongoing rehabilitation and recovery. As many know, Todd was in a serious accident at the SRL...
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Image Section of the Amsterdam Show Updated
Some new images of the SRL show at Robodock (A Complete Mastery of Sinister Forces: Employed With Callous Disregard to Produce Catastrophic Changes in the Natural Order of Events) have been posted by...
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The Todd Blair Wall Unveiled and For Sale!
A new mechanical, kinetic sculpture made by SRL and several among the growing Todd Blair community was unveiled last Sunday at Rhythmix Culture Works in Alameda. It’s a 7×9 steel wall with 25 movable...
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We’ve Moved!
Finally after 25.5 years at the San Bruno Ave shop in SF,we’ve moved. Thankfully, to a shop that’s twice the size of the previous oneand does not leak. It also features a large flat paved lot for...
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2008: SRL Turns 30!
30 years ago today, I started Survival Research Laboratories. I hadcome up with the idea of machine performances a few weeks earlier,and when the owner of a local free magazine, “Boulevards...
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Renegade Art & Democracy
What do Andrew Stanton (writer director of Wall-e), Lynn Hershman (acclaimed filmmaker/video artist), Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead), Anne Lamott (author/activist), Mark Pauline (SRL), and Jane Metcalfe...
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New Machine Projects: Volunteers and Producers Wanted
Well, after a year and a half of moving from San Francisco to Petaluma and a few months of setting everything up again, SRL is finally back in the robot making business. We’re working on a couple new...
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Mark Pauline is interviewed in Russian Popular Mechanics
February 2010. More accurate translation forthcoming in the meantime, here’s the original and some links to Google and Babelfish: Original article in Russian Download PDF version here Babelfish...
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The Latest Addition to the SRL Machine Stable: Spine Robot
At last year’s dorkbotSF at TCHO Mark Pauline talked about the latest machine he’d been working on and a review of other snake-like robot arms in existence. The SRL one is coming along. Read more...
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SRL Machine Repair Log
In every SRL show, some of the large, more complex machines are damaged. Normally, these are repaired between shows. For the last 2 years though, getting moved and set up again was the priority, so few...
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SRL: The Curse of Big
The Queens Museum in NY is running a show till October 03, 2010 called The Curse of Bigness. The entrance will have several 12′ x 8′ original SRL show posters from 1978 on. Three SRL videos will be...
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Spine Robot Progress – June 2010
The bushings for the Spine Robot were just completed! Mark Pauline says, “These are the titanium 6AL-4V AMS 4928 bushings for the spine segments. They are press fit into the segments and are held in by...
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SRL at the Petaluma Rivertown Revival
Petaluma River Heritage Center Petaluma, CA Directions July 24 2010 SRL stages its first show since moving to Petaluma. Featuring the Big Arm and the Running Machine with “special” props. Saturday July...
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SRL At the Rivertown Revival: Post-Mini-Show Wrapup
Images and video are being edited and uploaded, keep checking the SRL Rivertown Revival archive page the next few days as we add more! If you have high-rez images, video you would like to give us for...
View ArticleMotoman Shenanigans
The SRL-ification of a Motoman UP50 in preperation for the upcoming SRL mini-show at the Sonoma County Museum this Halloween 2010 has begun. Stay tuned for actual target practice soon. Scroll down for...
View ArticleMaking a Claw for the Spine Robot
The claw for the Spine Robot was completed yesterday, October 23, 2010. It was designed by Mark Pauline. It is made out of ‘special’ heavy duty aluminum. Chris Bohren, DV Rogers, Geo Homsy, Babalou,...
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An Explosion of Ungovernable Rage
SRL will be performing a mini-show for the Mad Science exhibition at the Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa, CA this Saturday October 30, 2010 from 3pm-5pm. FREE to the public. Two new machines will be...
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An Explosion of Ungovernable Rage Post-show Info
Image taken by Graham Plumb Stay tuned to the show page for more images, video clips, etc. as we get them. The interactive video installation made by crew member Ian Williamson will stay at the Sonoma...
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Mark Pauline In Washington
Mark Pauline will be giving several talks this Wednesday and Thursday in Washington state. The first one is November 17 at the Spokane Washington Community College, then at the Spokane Museum of Arts...
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Mark Pauline at the Sonoma County Museum
UPDATE: Video of Mark’s talk in three parts here Mark Pauline will be speaking at the Sonoma County Museum this Friday January 7, 2011. $5 members/$10 non-members. Reservations required. Contact...
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