Testing the toro bots (robotic japanese garden lamps)

Testing a pair of robotic japanese garden lamps for a generative garden exhibited at the French Institute of Culture in Tokyo: Digital Shock A traditional Japanese garden strives to represent a miniature natural landscape. Following clear aesthetic principles (such as miniaturisation, concealment and asymmetry), a Japanese garden is designed to recreate the eyes and foster contemplation and meditation. Inspired by nature, it is howeve