‘Digital Craft’ and African Robotics Movements

Potter, Cher (2016) ‘Digital Craft’ and African Robotics Movements. In: Designing for New Realities, 19 May 2016, Ashesi University, Ghana.

Type of Research:	Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item
Creators:	Potter, Cher
Description:	How do educational robots - like the AZIBOt, the Woody-Bot, the Fundi-walker, the Starling – build on local toy design histories in Senegal, Ghana, Uganda and South Africa - and how do they shed light on current global design themes such as ‘leapfrogging technologies’ and ‘craftism’? Delivered as part of: ‘Designing for New Realities’, Ashesi University, Accra (304 attendees) Organisers: Cher Potter, Dr Ayorkor Korsah (Ashesi). Ten speakers including Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (NASA Lead Engineer), Sename Agbodjinou (L’Africaine d’Architecture), Solomon King Benge (Fundi Bots), Christian Benimana (African Design Centre) investigated digital craft in the fields of robotics, interaction design and architecture across Africa; together with new spaces and communities of digital design.
Official Website:	http://afridesignx.com
Your affiliations with UAL:	Colleges > London College of Fashion Research Projects > V & A Museum
Date:	19 May 2016
Funders:	Leverhulme Trust
Related Websites:	https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/
Related Websites:	https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/
Event Location:	Ashesi University, Ghana
Date Deposited:	25 May 2021 15:53
Last Modified:	25 May 2021 15:53
Item ID:	16888
URI:	https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/16888

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