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WMG graphs climate change in flowers
  Wildflower Meadow Glacier

Presented at 2004 Artbots, the Wildflower Meadow Glacier is an autonomous robotic sculpture that plants flowers and monitors local climate change and CO2 levels.

The robot is a prototype for a large sculpture idealized for Central Park's Wildflower Meadow. The glacier inches forward imperceptibly while recording CO2 levels with seeds. Over the course of decades, the glacier transforms the meadow into a living chart of climate change.

Artists & collaborators: James Powderly, Michelle Kempner, Tom Kennedy, Todd Polenberg, Brendan Fitzgerald

Wildflower Meadow Glacier Video

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