The New Making Renaissance: Programmable Matter and Things
June 3-4, 2014
Harvest Inn
St Helena, CA, United States
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CCC Staff
ccc@cra.org
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Today’s emerging “Manufacturing Renaissance” is radically different from the more traditional tides of innovation seen over fifty years of computation such as Moore’s Law. Instead this disruptive innovation is more akin to the introduction of major transformative technologies such as the printing press, the programmable loom, and the computer itself. This new renaissance, driven by personal, creative, and independent manufacturing, will change not only the way that most items are designed, manufactured, and delivered, but also radically expand the range of potential artifacts, materials, interactivity, and applications.
This Manufacturing Renaissance has at its root the confluence of three major technological trends: (1) accessible, cheap, and fast creation of matter in new forms (e.g. 3D printing and digital fabrication technologies), (2) on-demand electronics, and (3) programmable intelligence in every object. The creativity and change unleashed by this revolution could fundamentally change how society operates with a return to craftsmanship, an adoption of mass customization, and new models of sharing, crowd-funding, and making.
This two-day workshop brought together experts in 3D printing, digital fabrication, synthetic biology, printable electronics, end-user programming, manufacturing, robotics, design, healthcare, CAD/CAM, and intellectual property. The goal of this workshop was to inspire the computing community to envision future trends and opportunities within this critical emerging landscape. Where are the potential opportunities, disruptive trends, and blind spots? Are there new questions and directions that deserve greater attention by the research community and new investments in computing research?
June 2, 2014 (Monday)
07:00 PM | Informal Welcome Reception, Vineyard Terrace at Harvest Inn |
June 3, 2014 (Tuesday)
07:00 AM | Breakfast in Wine County Kitchen |
09:00 AM | Workshop Introduction at Fountain View Room |
09:30 AM | Lightning Introductions 1.0 (⅓ of attendees) |
10:00 AM | Saul Griffith Keynote: ”Smart and Soft” & Discussion |
10:45 AM | Break |
11:15 AM | Lightning Introductions 2.0 |
11:45 AM | Hal Varian Keynote: “Programmable Matter: the Last 300 Years” Discussion |
12:30 PM | Lightning Introductions 3.0 |
01:00 PM | Lunch |
02:00 PM | Walk & Discuss |
03:00 PM | Sarah Bergbreiter Keynote: “Tiny Leaps for Robot-kind: Mixing Microfabrication and Robotics” Discussion |
03:45 PM | Recap of “Interacting with Computers All Around Us” Workshop Beth Mynatt (CCC) |
04:00 PM | Future Horizons Breakout Activity |
05:00 PM | Organize Breakout Report-Back Materials |
05:30 PM | Break & Discuss |
06:15 PM | Walk to Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch |
06:30 PM | Olive Oil Tasting/Reception, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch |
07:30 PM | Dinner, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch Future Horizons Panel report back |
June 4, 2014 (Wednesday)
07:00 AM | Breakfast in Wine Country Kitchen |
09:00 AM | Recalibration & Opportunity Clusters at Fountain View Room |
10:30 AM | Break / Small Discussions / Reenergize |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
01:00 PM | Develop Visions, Funding Scenarios & Unexpected Outcomes |
03:30 PM | Break |
04:00 PM | Present Visions, Funding Scenarios, & Unexpected Outcomes Discuss Next Steps Conclusion & Wrap-up |
Organizing Committee:
David Culler
University of California at Berkeley
James Landay
Cornell
Prabal Dutta
University of Michigan
Eric Paulos
University of California at Berkeley
Date: June 3-4, 2014
Location: Harvest Inn, St. Helena, CA