LACE is a kinetic sculpture that demonstrates how cryptocurrency works in practice through a visual form. LACE is a modular system constructed of 10 kinetic units, each unit containing an array of 3 Microsoft Surface tablets and one delta robot arm to perform touch-based operations on each tablet with a modified stylus. The robot parts participate in a game of “guess a number” as a metaphor for the proof of work concept. The collection of tablets then participates in a consensus algorithm and confirms the winner of the mined crypto coins. LACE debuted at the Smithsonian Museum of U.S. History in April 2022 (seen above).
Videos of Lace at the Smithsonian!
Lace Images