Two Dutch companies have designed a display case system with a robotic arm that allows visitors to view delicate objects up close.
The Robocase, developed by Dutch design companies Bruns and Kiss the Frog, promises to “bring objects closer to the visitor” by selecting and bringing them to the front of the case, where they can be viewed and rotated alongside multimedia interpretation on a touchscreen.
The touchscreen also controls the arm and can present the objects “in a narrative manner by bringing them together in various storylines”.
The case is the result of a collaboration between Bruns, which specialises in exhibition design and production, and Kiss the Frog, which focuses on interactive media and creative technology.
The director of Kiss the Frog, Alexander Zwennes, said the case “brings innovation to the [museum sector] and offers new possibilities when it comes to displaying objects”.
The Robocase was nominated for the EU’s Heritage in Motion award last month, although it was beaten to the prize by Museu Portugal Romano em Sicó’s The Roman Heritage project.
The case was first displayed to the public in April at the Museum Vakdagen in Eindhoven, followed by the Museums + Heritage show in London in May, and Ecsite in Geneva in June.
“We’ve received many enthusiastic responses and this nomination confirms our feeling,” said Zwennes.
The Robocase, developed by Dutch design companies Bruns and Kiss the Frog, promises to “bring objects closer to the visitor” by selecting and bringing them to the front of the case, where they can be viewed and rotated alongside multimedia interpretation on a touchscreen.
The touchscreen also controls the arm and can present the objects “in a narrative manner by bringing them together in various storylines”.
The case is the result of a collaboration between Bruns, which specialises in exhibition design and production, and Kiss the Frog, which focuses on interactive media and creative technology.
The director of Kiss the Frog, Alexander Zwennes, said the case “brings innovation to the [museum sector] and offers new possibilities when it comes to displaying objects”.
The Robocase was nominated for the EU’s Heritage in Motion award last month, although it was beaten to the prize by Museu Portugal Romano em Sicó’s The Roman Heritage project.
The case was first displayed to the public in April at the Museum Vakdagen in Eindhoven, followed by the Museums + Heritage show in London in May, and Ecsite in Geneva in June.
“We’ve received many enthusiastic responses and this nomination confirms our feeling,” said Zwennes.
