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Ben Leduc-Mills

Boulder, CO

Ben Leduc-Mills joined Kickstarter on December 30, 2009

  1. on January 21, 2011
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    The Hip-Hop Word Count: A Searchable Rap Almanac by Tahir Hemphill

    The Hip-Hop Word Count is a searchable ethnographic database built from the lyrics of over 40,000 Hip-Hop songs from 1979 to present day.

    • 112% funded $8,441 pledged
    • 349 backers
    • Funded Feb 13, 2011
  2. on January 21, 2011
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    The Nature of Code Book Project by Daniel Shiffman

    A book about applying topics from mathematics, physics, and generative algorithms to computational systems. With Processing!

    • 631% funded $31,575 pledged
    • 1,189 backers
    • Funded Apr 03, 2011
  3. on July 22, 2010
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    Ben Leduc-Mills
    Posted project update #4

    Mini SADbot build instuctions are up on Instructables!

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  4. on July 2, 2010
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    Ben Leduc-Mills
    Posted project update #3

    It's over and we did it!

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  5. on June 30, 2010
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    SADbot - The Seasonally Affected Drawing Robot by Ben Leduc-Mills

    The SADbot will be an interactive solar powered drawing machine installed in the window gallery at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in NYC.

    • 117% funded $1,175 pledged
    • 26 backers
    • Funded Jun 30, 2010
  6. on June 16, 2010
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    Ben Leduc-Mills
    Posted project update #2

    Up and Running!

    SADbot is up and running! (At least when it's sunny enough).

    Thanks again to everyone who supported us, we're very happy with the installation and the drawings are looking amazing so far - so if you can, stop by Eyebeam (540 W. 21st street) from 12-6 Tues-Sat (through July 24) and check out SADbot in action. There's also a really nice exhibition up at Eyebeam right now so it's definitely worth a trip.

    If you'd like to see some of the hard work we put into SADbot, we posted a bunch of the process pics on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustynrobots/sets/72157624108976431/

    Also, here's a link to the write-up on the Eyebeam website: http://eyebeam.org/events/sadbot-window-gallery-exhibition

    We'll be posting some better pics of the drawings and final setup soon, and we're even giving an interview later today! How exciting.

    Thanks again for making this happen, and of course feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested in funding us to help make the installation even better.

    Thanks again,

    Dustyn & Ben

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  7. on May 28, 2010
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    Ben Leduc-Mills
    Posted project update #1

    We're Funded!!!

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  8. on May 13, 2010
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    Ben Leduc-Mills launched a project

    SADbot - The Seasonally Affected Drawing Robot by Ben Leduc-Mills

    The SADbot will be an interactive solar powered drawing machine installed in the window gallery at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in NYC.

    • $1,000 funding goal
    • 06/30/2010 Funding Ended
  9. on May 6, 2010
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    Wonderblend - A Combat Robot made by Highschoolers by Team Wonderblend

    Wonderblend is a giant, 120 pound killing machine made by teenagers. Try to imagine what would happen if lawnmower and a Harley had a baby.

    • 121% funded $1,210 pledged
    • 47 backers
    • Funded Jun 01, 2010
  10. on April 14, 2010
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    Open Source Lion Tracking Collars by GRND Lab LLC

    This request will fund the creation of an open source wildlife tracking collar, developed to protect the last lions living in Kenya.

    • 112% funded $10,105 pledged
    • 91 backers
    • Funded May 11, 2010