The following is a few examples of our references, publications, clients and basic introduction:

 Basic Introduction      Professional Presentation & Publication Examples

Award Examples    Movie Production Robotic Example     Customer Examples

Class Development & Other Examples      General Media Coverage of Our Work

Environmental & Humanitarian Work

Basic Introduction

MRISAR Institute Of Science, Art & Robotics LLC designs & fabricates innovative, interactive exhibits that are featured worldwide in world-class science centers, museums, universities, NASA funded exhibitions and by the film and movie industries. MRISAR is experienced in the design and creation of Electromechanical systems, Cybernetics, Mechatronics, Autonomics, Animatronics and Teleoperated systems, interactive electronic systems and in many other areas of technology and the arts. Our Graphic Arts division provides services for educational, professional, marketing, entertainment, advertising and web presentation. We also have full machine shop and wood shop capabilities. With some of the profits generated by our exhibit production, we research design and create low cost humanitarian & environmental devices, such as Adaptive Technology prototypes for the disabled, which are also world-renowned. Our workshops have been producing exhibits, art and other technological devices for 29 years.

Professional Presentation And Publication Examples 

Recognized by the United Nations in the area of robotic technology: Our business is recognized by the UN as a substantial contributor worldwide in the area of robotics and featured in the United Nations "World Robotics 2004", "World Robotics 2005", "World Robotics 2006" and "World Robotics 2007" publications (United Nations World Robotics Survey), by the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the IFR; International Federation of Robotics, which references our company and it's many areas of robotic development in ten categories within the publications.

Published by and presented before the IEEE RO-MAN 2003: Submission Title: Facial featured Cybernetic Experiments which was co-authored by John Adrian Siegel and Victoria Lee Croasdell Siegel. This presentation covered many of our research and development devices and prototypes and was live broadcast world wide to Universities across the planet. Publication details: Published by IEEE - RO-MAN 2003, 12th International Workshop on Robot & Human Interactive Communication: Sponsored by: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Robotics Society of Japan, Hosei University, Hosei University Research Institute, California, New Technology Foundation. Technical Sponsors: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Virtual Reality Society of Japan. With Additional Support from Faculty and Staff of: Stanford University, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Immersion Corporation, Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Published by Cambridge University's international conference on assistive technology, " CWUAAT", (Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology) in March of 2002. The event is a unique opportunity to present technologies that assist disabled individuals. Our submission title: Robot Arm Controlled By Facial Features. For this submission we created a facial feature controlled robot arm activity center.

Published and presented by ICORR at Stanford University. Our project was 1 of the 5 Rehabilitation Robotic Prototypes to be chosen World Wide to be demonstrated before the "International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics" "(ICORR)" at Stanford University, California in July 1999. Our submission was the design and development of a facial feature controlled robotic wheelchair. Submission Title: Interfacing Artificial Autonomics, Touch Transducers & Instinct, Into Rehabilitation Robotics. Published by Stanford University, as part of the proceedings for ICORR: (International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics), Stanford, CA. 1999.

Award Examples

Winner of one of the year 2000 Discovery Awards: Our Research & Development in the area of rehabilitation robotics and the design and development of the STRAC robotic wheelchair prototype was ranked in the top ten of our chosen field for the International - "2000 Discover Awards for Technological Innovation". As a result we earned an Award and Invitation to demonstrate our prototypes at the "Technology Expo" at EPCOT, in Disney World. This event was hosted by Discover and includes some of the world's most innovative technologies.

Our research and development was an awarded winner in the 2004 NASA - Emhart Technologies, "Create the Future" invention award. NASA Tech Briefs magazine and Emhart Technologies, a global leader in the design and creation of assembly technologies, sponsored the event. Our submission, an Advanced Bandage that, (1) serves as a substitute for stitches, (2) Eliminates skin damage from I.V. adhesive and regular bandages, and (3) provides emergency closure of wounds, was in the area of medical products. It was judged by a panel of some of the worlds finest engineers and industrialists for scientific functionality, product necessity and practical marketability.

Designed and built two 3-Finger Robot Arms, controls and power supplied for the traveling show "Robots; the Interactive Exhibition", that is based on the movie "Robots" by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studio, which was funded by Ford Motor Company and has been touring for four years under very demanding conditions with very dependable results. We collaborated with Becker Group and Chicago Scenic Studios to provide two of the robotic activities for the exhibition. The exhibition received the 2007 THEA Award for Outstanding Museum Touring Exhibitions. The press has commented that our part of the exhibition is by far the most popular exhibit presented.

Movie Production Robotic Example

Designed and built the two 3-Finger Robot Arms, telepresence support electronics, power supplies and controls for the 2007 sci-fi family movie "The Last Mimzy", a Newline Cinema, Avery Pix, and Hanna Rachael Production, film. We designed and built the complete systems in a record time of two and a half weeks working around the clock. The robot arms appeared in several scenes with the scientist of the future. After the production was complete we were told that the robotics could not have preformed better. The telepresence systems, controls and arms proved to be very dependable and durable. They are still being used in a traveling exhibition we created by museum visitors seven days a week in our traveling exhibition called “Robot Carnival The Science Behind Artificial Life, Movie Robotics, Space Exploration & Service Robotics!”  http://www.newline.com/properties/lastmimzythe.html.

Customer Examples

EAA Airventure Museum- Wisconsin: Three robot arms, control panels and support electronics featured in two exhibits consisting of two three finger and one 5 finger robot arm. http://www.airventuremuseum.org/activities/newexhibits.asp

Mid Hudson Children's Museum- New York: Custom designed and created a robot arm, controls and support electronics for the Hudson River Dive Bell (yellow submarine exhibit) http://www.mhcm.org/new/pages/Exhibits/diveBell.htm

Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Science & Technology Center- Saudi Arabia: Two three finger robot arms and two complicated custom-made robot arms, controls, support electronics and activities.  http://www.scitech.com.sa/?PUrl=Pages&Page=Halls&ID=5

Calgary Science Center- Calgary Canada: Robot arm, controls and support electronics custom made for a space station exhibition. 

Clay Center- Massachusetts: Telepresence Mars exploration robot arm exhibit. 

Exhibit Works- Michigan: three custom designed robot arms and activities that were integrated into three exhibitions at two museums.  

Avery Pix, Newline Cinema, Hanna Rachael Productions: Created telepresence robot arms, controls and support electronics for the movie production (The Last Mimzy). http://www.newline.com/properties/lastmimzythe.html  

Becker Group- Maryland: Robot Arms For “Robots The Interactive Exhibition” a traveling show based on the 20th Century Fox Film “Robots”.

Taylor Group- Brampton Canada: collaborated on the exhibit case designs to be used with our robotics. Installed our robotics on location at Taylor Group. 

Chicago Scenic Studios- Chicago IL: Collaborated on design and installation of our robotics into the exhibition display cases for Robots The interactive Exhibition. 

Museum of Discovery And Science- Fort Lauderdale Florida: Custom 3 finger robot arm. 

Science Station- Iowa: Touch Spectrum exhibit, Dual Robot Arm Exhibit and Talking Geological specimen Exhibit Case. 

Discovery Center Of Idaho: Top mounted single robot arm exhibit. 

William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum: Photonic Spectrum exhibit and Single Robot Arm exhibit.

Discovery Museum And Planetarium CT USA: Rented one of our traveling exhibits for 4 months. "Robot Carnival The Science Behind Artificial Life, Movie Robotics, Space Exploration & Service Robotics".  http://www.discoverymuseum.org/exhibits/CurrentExhibit.html 

Bishop Museum- HI: Two custom made five finger robot arms for a Pieces Sub simulator and a planetary probe robot. Both were for use in a NASA funded exhibition, which was very well received. We were told the opening of the show was visited by a couple representatives from NASA who expressed appreciation for the probe robot design and robot arms. The probe was given the Hawaiian name for victory after it's performance was deemed very successful by the head of the exhibit production firm we were working with. 

Cosi Toledo- Ohio: Three finger robot arm customized to an available display case at the museum and installed on location. 

Sciquest- North Alabama: Teleoperated Dual Robot Arm Exhibit. 

Impression 5 Museum- Lansing Mi: Rented our new traveling exhibition for 6 months “Robot Carnival The Science Behind Artificial Life, Movie Robotics, Space Exploration & Service Robotics”. 

National Science Center- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: Four robotic exhibits and one interactive art exhibit consisting of a Teleoperated dual robot arm, Cybermatrix Tic Tac Toe exhibit, a budget three-finger robot arm exhibit, planetary probe exhibit and a Photonic Spectrum Exhibit. In addition to providing the creating the exhibits under government contract with Malaysia we also provided on site installation and setup.

Class Development & Educational Examples

Baker College- Owosso MI: created and held educational classes on robotics. Worked with troubled and learning disabled students. Students built 45 robots that we designed, out of electronic and electromechanical components.  

Baker College- Owosso MI: created and held educational classes on art and literary careers. Worked with troubled and learning disabled students. Students designed, authored and drew  their own manga story. 

Author Lucas Middle School- Durand MI: instructed and helped the students build 32 robots, each at 14” x 14”, that we designed, out of electronic and electromechanical components. 

CASM-Lansing MI: Developed classes on IR Responders and Generators And Chargers. 

Public Schools- Science, Art, Robotics, Literary & Performing Arts: Demonstrations, Presentations, Activities and Classes for free in public schools. 

Abuse Shelters- Science, Art, Robotics, Literary & Performing Arts: Demonstrations, Presentations, Activities for free. 

Internships: we have provided internships to electronics and electrical engineering students that afforded actual hands on activities.

General Media Coverage Of Our Work

Our research and development, exhibit productions, art work, awards and other scientific & writing achievements and have been featured in over 90 publications and numerous times on television.

Environmental & Humanitarian Work

MOSAA, a 501-C 3 nonprofit community oriented organization, was founded by John Siegel and Victoria Croasdell, the co-owners of MRISAR, in December of 1995. In October of 2004 it's name was changed to "Education For Prosperity" when it merged with a charitable project called "The Friends of Pichon", which was formed by David Smith and Pierre Balthazar, in 1999 to assist the village of Pichon, Haiti, to overcome severe poverty conditions.  It functions as a humanitarian and environmental service to the community and the world.

Technology Donations: working through the nonprofit that we founded, we have rebuilt and donated many computers to abuse shelters, and troubled and low income families.  

Support documentation for each referenced category in this document can be provided upon request.