Daniel Paluska is an American artist and roboticist known for his computer art installations and collaborations. Paluska is originally from Michigan,[citation needed]. He received both his BS and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT where he worked on perfecting the movement of robotic legs.[1] His work on walking robotics was featured in a cover article of Wired Magazine in September, 2000.[2][3] Paluska is currently the VP of robotics at Pickle Robot, a startup he co-founded in 2018.[4]

With Jeff Lieberman, Paluska created the Absolut Quartet, an interactive music-making machine commissioned by Absolut Vodka.[5][6] He also collaborated with Amorphic Robotics in 2006 to create the ToteMobile,[7] a transformational sculpture inspired and commissioned by Citroen. Paluska is the proprietor of Brooklyn Mobile,[8] a mobile internet videotelephony booth.[9]

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  1. ^ Fackelmann, Kathleen (2001-08-20). "Dino robot has leg up, or two". USA Today (Final ed.).
  2. ^ Wired 8.09: The Next Step
  3. ^ http://yobotics.com/wired_cover.jpg [bare URL image file]
  4. ^ TheOrg.com Pickle Robot Org Chart
  5. ^ Rachel Martin (Director), Alison Steward (Director) (2008-03-12). "The Sounds of a New Machine". The Bryan Park Project. National Public Radio (NPR).
  6. ^ Carter, Stewart (2008-03-25). "Absolute great balls of music". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Amorphic Robot Works: Totemobile Project". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  8. ^ Brooklyn Mobile on Rocketboom News
  9. ^ Martin, Hannah. "Phantasma: Dan Paluska". DigBoston. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-06.