One first exercise for my kinetic art class was to create a self-regulating machine. This idea sprung up I think the day of class it was due, and we managed to get it working very nicely. And were the only group to have something near-concrete to look at, I might add. Anyway, what we came up with was a small wood stove that would calm itself down, so to speak, if it got too hot, and then be able to heat itself back up again once it was cooled down. Continue reading
