With its compact size, outstanding performance, and quiet, emission-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is a game changer when it comes to interior construction and demolition projects. Now, it changes a whole different game: art.
Construction companies bidding on jobs in inner-city or densely populated areas already sing the praises of electric machines, but the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is now making a name for itself in the art world, taking a leading role in new work installations. marrying science, robotics, and art in Prague.
The project, called “Inferno,” calls itself a combination of technology and art, and features “dancers” wearing self-printed exoskeletons that are powered by pneumatic hydraulic actuators supplied with constant compressed air from an Atlas Copco unit in the back. The result is a choreographed robotic dance, “where the machine and the human body become one.”
A smooth operator
The unique location of ARCHA+ Theater is like St. Jerome's in Naples, where an all-electric Bobcat excavator does critical surveying and excavation work. In both cases, the machines must work quietly and without producing soot and nitrous oxide that can harm the art, the artists, and the patrons who come to enjoy it, and the extreme precision required to keep the constant air flow and the artist's vision intact.
That consistency is achieved thanks to Atlas' electronic PACE controller that locks and regulates the air pressure in 0.1 bar / 2 psi increments … but that wasn't the only challenge. In the case of “Inferno,” the machine had to work silently, too — to produce the effect of mechanical movement without the faint thrum of continuous combustion marring the show.
It does exactly that. “(Atlas Copco) E-Air provided a stable, unobtrusive power source that was essential to the success of our show,” said Jakub Hykeš, production manager at ARCHA+ Theater in Prague. “Its compact design and quiet operation have allowed us to focus on performance, improving communication between people and machines in ways that exceed our expectations.”
You can get a feel for what the show looks like in this clip from the show that debuted in 2011. Although the details of the missions have been updated, the main idea – the portrayal of hell as a place where people are controlled by machines – remains the same… and as timely as ever. Give the video a play, and let us know what you think of Atlas Copco's performance in the comments.
The Inferno
SOURCE | PHOTOS: Atlas Copco, by Heavy Equipment Guide and ZKM | Karlsruhe.
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