Algae-Dispensing Vending Machine

Haberlandt acts as a biotechnological vending machine by growing and maintaining an algae in a super optimized and continuous production state.

Haberlandt is designed to sustain any suspension culture, currently consisting on Spirulina algae (Arthrospira Platensis). Biological conditions are maintained troughout the system via a processor. Inputs are measured and sent to the processor and an output is executed generating a negative feedback that allows for constant conditions and thus for the survival and reproduction of the algae. Thus turning this system into a cybernetical organism.

Haberlandt produces, stores and delivers in the same place, reducing the environmental impact by localizing all the logistics involved in a traditional vending in situ. By spherificating the dose it avoids the use of any packaging, since it is a self-containing format where the package is the actual product to be consumed.

[Thanks, Amanda]

7 Responses to Algae-Dispensing Vending Machine

Jacob Gillespie on April 12th, 2011 at 1:12 am said:

Reminds me somehow of ADAM (http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/ADAM).

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Xenophod on April 12th, 2011 at 1:10 pm said:

What is the purpose of this again? Looks more like “art” than a vending machine.

I don’t think we should conciser this “cybernetic”, just because a computer is monitoring and controlling the growth of algae. I’ve seen complex hydroponic growing facilities that were computer controlled and we don’t think of those as “cybernetic”.

P.S.
“troughout” wasn’t spelled correctly.

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Trammell Hudson on April 12th, 2011 at 5:15 pm said:

The problem with spirulina is that consumption of it leads to a build up of nucleic acid, which can cause gout: http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/lifesupport.php

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- Megan Walker on September 5th, 2011 at 7:40 pm said:
  
  “Spirulina is [h]igh in
  nucleic acid, which means you can only eat about fifty grams per day or you’re at risk of gout”
  
  I don’t see too many people eating 50grams of spirulina a day.
  
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- Megan Walker on September 5th, 2011 at 7:40 pm said:
  
  “Spirulina is [h]igh in
  nucleic acid, which means you can only eat about fifty grams per day or you’re at risk of gout”
  
  I don’t see too many people eating 50grams of spirulina a day.
  
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Anonymous on July 25th, 2011 at 4:47 pm said:

SFCDVD

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Anonymous on July 25th, 2011 at 4:47 pm said:

SFCDVD

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