Soil Machine Dynamics (2019-05-29) by Ted Humble-SmithMuseum of Engineering Innovation
The winner of the 1994 MacRobert Award: Subsea plough
Soil Machine Dynamics engineered the world's first subsea plough, digging and burying the intercontinental cables that enable the world’s communications systems
Hidden underground, pipes and cable are sheltered from fishing equipment and currents.
The remotely controlled ploughs are equipped with monitoring systems and can work in all soil types, in deep waters and without the need for divers to oversee their operation.
The artist was inspired by the plough’s ability to simultaneously create a trench, lay and bury fibre optic cable in the extreme conditions on the ocean floor.
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SMD - MacRobert Award ArtMuseum of Engineering Innovation
Behind the scenes of the subsea cable model
Soil Machine Dynamics (2019-05-29) by Ted Humble-SmithMuseum of Engineering Innovation
Soil Machine Dynamics - winners of the MacRobert Award
Artist Ted Humble-Smith was inspired by the subsea cables to mark the 50th Anniversary of the MacRobert Award
50 years of the MacRobert AwardMuseum of Engineering Innovation
MacRobert Award for Engineering Innovation: Fran Scott interviews Ted Humble-SmithMuseum of Engineering Innovation
The artist inspired by engineering
Ted Humble-Smith is a photographer and director who brings a sense of magic to the meticulous conceptual images he creates for the luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, and business worlds.
Ted Humble-Smith uses his imagination and technical expertise to produce vibrant images that push the boundaries of commercial photography. He talked to engineers involved in MacRobert Award-winning projects to picture the concepts behind the innovations. His images capture the thought process behind the breakthroughs, rather than illustrating the innovations’ technical workings.
