Rob Gorbet is a frequent collaborator with Gorbet Design, Inc.
A tenured professor of mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo, he teaches courses in Robotics, Control Systems, and Microprocessor Interfacing. He is a director of the facility for Theoretical and Applied Research in Smart Actuators and Sensors (TARSAS).
His pioneering research explores the use of shape memory alloy "memory metals" as actuators, with applications for MEMS devices and embedded systems in areas such as biomedical robotics, automotive design, and satellite communications.
Rob is also a technology artist, with a practice in interactive technology-mediated artworks. His collaborations with artists, designers and architects have been shown in many venues internationally. Rob was recently co-recipient (with architect and artist Phillip Beesley) of the Far East International Digital Architecture Design award of merit (FEIDAD) for Hylozoic Soil, a responsive architectural textile environment.
He is a Director of the Contemporary Art Forum, Kitchener and Area (CAFKA), and he co-teaches a unique studio course in Technology Art at the University of Waterloo which brings together students from Fine Arts and Engineering to collaborate in exploring the fusion of technology and art.
Rob holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario and a member of the IEEE.
Susan LK Gorbet is a creative technology strategist, designer, and artist. She has been transforming cutting-edge technology into compelling experiences for the last sixteen years.
With degrees in computer science and psychology, Susan enjoys creating experiences that invite people to interact. At Gorbet Design, she focuses on designing strategic and conceptual frameworks that create depth and meaning for an experience.
After winning a fellowship for graduate research at Stanford in the early 90's, Susan spent many years working with software and websites in Silicon Valley, where she led research teams at Silicon Graphics, and was the Director of User Experience Design for Excite@Home and Snapfish.
Susan is currently on the faculty at the Canadian Film Centre's Media Lab, where she has created the curriculum for the Experience Design and Group Process courses. She also teaches Introduction to Experience Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Matt Gorbet is an interdisciplinary technologist, researcher and artist who specializes in physically interactive technology experiences.
Before founding Gorbet Design, Inc., Matt was a researcher at PARC, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where his team designed and studied new document genres enabled by emerging technologies. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from MIT and a Master of Science from the MIT Media Lab. He has several patents on novel interaction technologies.
Matt has exhibited technology artwork at the Ars Electronica festival in Austria, the NTT Inter-Communication Center in Tokyo and the Burning Man festival in Nevada.
Matt is on the faculty of the Canadian Film Centre's Interactive Art and Entertainment Program, where he developed the Physical and Spatial Media curriculum. He also teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Our innovative experiential art and design transforms and invigorates environments. For restaurants and retail, in airports and museums, on hotels and hilltops, inventive forms of interactivity bring audiences surprise and delight.
From the intimate to the architectural, we create experiences that...
...bring a space to life
...make a connection between people and ideas
...offer something unique to a sophisticated audience
We collect inspiration and innovations in art, technology, design, architecture, psychology, and materials. Blending this knowledge with the ability to listen to both clients and audiences, we create rich and meaningful experiences that are unforgettable.