In the workshop, Gijs Gieskes will guide you in building a stick man using a beambot circuit. If you have another idea for a device you’d like to create with the circuit, you’re welcome to build that instead.
We will use freshly cut wooden branches to construct the stick man. Examples of possible builds can be found in the links below. If you already have an idea in mind, it’s best to bring any necessary materials so you can start building right away.

What you will learn / Who is this for?

• – How to connect motors to a solar panel

• – How to create moving structures from wood or other material
  
• – No prior experience with electronics needed
  

About Gijs Gieskes

“I am a industrial-designer/artist from the Netherlands specializing in the design of electronic devices, for audiovisual use. The devices are often sold as kits but also pre assembled, check my store to see what is currently available. When I started making electronic things I knew almost nothing about how they work, but with simple solutions I managed to make usable instruments anyway. For instance I used a speaker as a relay, where a transistor should have been used. Because I knew little I used my creativity in an inefficient way, I invented things that already existed. But I still feel proud of these inventions, for instance the Relay the Vactrol and the Phase Locked Loop. Nowadays I know much more about electronics, but I still want to work the same way as when I started.”

This workshop is presented by iii with financial support from Creative Industries Fund NL and The Municipality of The Hague.