This is a giant harmonica in the shape
of a cabinet.
皆様お待たせしました。
これが箪笥の形をした巨大ハーモニカです。
私はこれの演奏でＴＶ出演したことがあります。
6月29日
ケプラーの惑星音楽
This is a video attached to the
article in February 2004.
Introducing media art works on the
theme of "Kepler's Planet Music (Music
of the Spheres)" by Mr. Shimomura.
The place where I knew "Kepler's
Celestial Music" was at the Mt. Ikoma
Observatory. At that time, there was
also a planetarium in addition to
exhibits such as Kepler's.
The exhibition of Kepler itself is
very strange, but I was interested in
it. I made software that reproduces
the music of Kepler.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hb9t-ktd/music/English/Research/Genre/Fantasy/kepler.html?fbclid=IwAR3UTBw-9mQEqjWUNLmBUynSzUrEJq9CpnXylU3btm4tyY_3cxCbf-bDolE
Creating a ladybird instrument.
Since the turtle instrument uses piezo,
there are many error sounds.
This time, I'm using simple buttons.
I haven't wired the buttons yet, so
I'm experimenting with only two for
the time being.
I wonder whether the robot can hit the
button well with the mallet.
I use Seeed's Music Shield and Arduino
UNO (compatible).
The turtle had 13 sounds and needed 13
pins, so I used the Arduino Mega, but
the ladybird has 7 sounds, so I should
be able to cover it with an Arduino
UNO.
However, using a shield sometimes
causes invalid pins to appear, so I
will investigate this.
Later, I had to manage to make the
sound louder .. ..
6月25日
妖怪ウオッチ
Revival of Yo-kai Watch
エルメスの新作の帽子が、もうリサイクルで100円で売られていたので思わず購入してしまいました。
最近はリサイクルに出されるのが早いですね。そして、今年の秋は妖怪帽が流行する予感。。。
角の効力で魔除けにもなるそうです。神社の入口で記念撮影したいかも。
6th movie "Back of the Body"- The structure of original humanoid robot
6th movie "Back of the Body"- The
structure of original humanoid robot
The RCB-4 controller of Kondo Science
on the back allows me to connect servo
motors in a daisy chain.
In some other robots that control the
servo with PWM, RCB-3 is used to form
the star shape connection.
6月23日
タートルパン
A turtle-shaped musical instrument
created for the robot to play.
I am using Arudino MEGA and Seeed's
Music Shield.
The speaker is Fostex.
A note is assigned to each shell.
It uses a piezo as a sensor and make
sounds when there is vibration, but it
also picks up vibrations in the
surrounding area, so there are many
erroneous sounds.
ロボットに演奏させるために作成した亀の形をした楽器です。
Arudino MEGAとSeeedのMusic
Shieldを使用しています。
スピーカーはFostexです。
甲羅の１つ１つにドレミの音が割り当てられています。
ピエゾをセンサーとして使用し、振動があると発音する仕組みですが、周辺の振動も拾ってしまうので誤発音が多いです。
6月22日
ロボットのリモコン
This is
a video attached to the article in the
February 2007 issue.
It was an article that introduced a
somewhat unusual remote control for a
robot.
2007年2月号の記事に付属の動画です。
ロボットの少し変わったリモコンを紹介する記事でした。
6月22日
Japan
In Japan, due to COVID-19 we have been
self-restrained of outing for a long
time, but the government has decided
to allow domestic movement.
Japan is in the rainy season, but it
was sunny yesterday, so there were a
lot of people.
During the rainy season, we can see
hydrangeas at temples and shrines.
6月18日
センサーとロボット
From an article in February 2007.
Controlling the robot with ultrasonic
sensors and myoelectric sensors.
The myoelectric sensor is the one
developed by my acquaintance and
loaned (donated?).
The robot was defeated instantlly in a
battle event.
I think I was doing a lot of things in
those days. Participating is
important.
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2007年2月の記事より。
超音波センサーや筋電センサーでロボットを操縦。
筋電センサーは知人が開発したものを貸与していただいた（っていうか最終的に貰った）ものです。
バトルイベントでは瞬殺されました。今思えば色々なことやってたなぁ。出場することに意味がある。。。
This time, it is about "It's me"
swindle. This is a British version of
"Episode 15 Osaka people are scary",
which I distributed a while ago.
The pictures are reused.
The robot costume was intended for the
famous robot of Osaka, but it just
fits because it resembled the British
flag.
I can make as many episodes as I like
with this pattern. .. ..
I've been to England a few times, but
I'm not familiar with British people.
My interpretation of God save the
Queen might be wrong.
Two videos are from visiting the MIT
Media Lab in November 2006.
(The first video)
I remember that Japanese researchers
were involved in the development of
humanoid robot in the video.
Image recognition system looks like
OpenCV, but I am not sure.
I also not sure about artificial
intelligence in narration, it should
not be about deep learning, though.
(The second video)
Although it does not appear in the
video, I remember that KHR-1 was in
the laboratory of the research group
for biped robots.
The last one looks like BigDog from
Boston Dynamics, but not sure.
(I wasn't interested in four legs at
the time...)
6月16日
妄想ロボット日記 時間泥棒
the
phantom thief called Marble
怪盗マーブル
最近、時間が足りないと思っていたら、こいつに盗まれていたらしい。
(I had workshops at several places
such as UCLA, because I developed the
attached music data production
software of NeuroCube.)
The first scene that comes out is a
work called "Spinning face", which
transforms the face image by the
values of the gyro sensor cube.
Next is the cube of the ultrasonic
sensor and the cube of the motor. The
empty can rotates when hands get
closer.
Next, the myoelectric sensor made by
Mr. T connected to the analog input
cube and makes a sound.
The narration is my voice, but I
remember it was difficult to say
"Massachusetts Institute of
Technology" in Japanese.
I will also post other videos from
Media Lab later.
5th movie "front and sides of the body " - The
structure of original humanoid robot
The
body uses joints different from the
head.
The nuts are used to tighten the
screws in a way that makes them more
difficult to loosen than the joints
used on the head.
The screws are made of brass.
Two servo motors are stored inside to
turn the left and right arms.
Brass gears are attached to the front
of the body. They can be rotated like
the gear on the head.
Nixie tubes are provided under the
gear, and the numbers change randomly.
Circular Nixie tubes are also provided
on the both sides of the body.
IThe video is from an event called
Destroyed Robot (commonly known as
DesRobo) in Osaka that I interviewed
around September 2005.
Speaking of big exhibits such as giant
robots, many people think of the Maker
Fair Bay Area.
However, such things were happening in
Japan 15 years ago.
Big robots made from scrap fight each
other.
There were no partitioned places, so
seeing it was dangerous.
I was able to approach them as much as
I wanted.
I also mentioned Survival Research
Laboratories in the article, but are
they still active?
2005年9月頃に取材させてもらった大阪でのDestroyed
Robot(通称デスロボ）というイベントの様子です。
巨大ロボなど、大きな展示物と言えばメイカーフェアベイエリアですが、15年も前に日本でもこんなことやっていたんですね。。。
廃材から作った大きなロボットをぶつけ合うんですが、何か仕切られた場所でみるわけじゃないので観覧にもけっこう勇気がいりました。
本人さえ良ければ幾らでも近づけるという。。。
記事ではSurvival Research
Laboratoriesも紹介したんだけど、まだあるのかな？
6月3日
Robot Family Episode 18 Quota is hard.
This episode is a short story about
police officers.
It's fun to dress a robot.
Most of the robots that participate in
battle competitions are small, about
30 cm tall, but my robots are about 80
cm, which is quite large.
The head size is tailored to humans,
so they can wear human eyeglasses and
wigs that are sold at $1 shops.
Recently, I bought a lot of children's
clothes at a used clothing store, and
the price is in the range of several
dollers to 10 dollers per item.
Flashy clothes are better for
shooting, but at a thrift shop, such
things tend to be cheaper.
It might mean that demand is low
because it cannot be used in real
life?
(sequel to the earlier video)
The video is also from Robo Fight in
Osaka in 2006. There were various
robots since the regulations were not
strict.
In many robot battle competitions,
including Robo-One, weight, arm and
leg lengths are specified in detail as
regulation.
In my case, it's difficult to
participate in a standard tournament
because I want to make robots have
strange shapes and add unnecessary
functions.
Regulations are still not so strict at
local practice sessions, so I
sometimes take part in such events.
At the end of the video is a shrine
maiden robot worship performed at the
beginning of the event.
2006年、大阪のロボファイトの様子です。レギュレーションが厳しくなかったので色々なロボットが出ています。
Robo-Oneをはじめ、多くのロボットのバトル大会では重量、腕や足の長さなどが、細かく規定されています。
私の場合、どうしてもロボットを変わった形にしたり、無駄な機能をつけたくなるので、ちゃんとした大会への参加は難しくなっています。
地方の練習会などは、今でもレギュレーションがそう厳しくないので、私はそういう感じのに時々参加しています。
ビデオの最後に映っているのはイベントの開始時に行われる巫女さんロボットによるお祓いです。
6月1日
Battle robots
In
2006, I interviewed the Robot Force's
event "Robo Fight", at the same time
as the Robot Factory's interview.
This is an attempt to operate Kondo
Science's KHR-1 by playing a shoulder
keyboard.
It determines the motion to play at
the end of the melody phrase.
(Since the system only take the last
note of the melody, I can play any
notes in the middle.)
After this event, I started to make
original robots instead of using kits.
Then, my robots were controlled by
musical instruments for a while.
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2006年、ロボットファクトリーと同時期に取材させてもらったロボットフォースのイベント「ロボファイト」の様子。
近藤科学のKHR-1をショルダーキーボードの演奏で動かすという試みです。
メロディのフレーズの最後の音で再生するモーションを決めます。
（最後の音しかみないので途中の音は好きに弾いて良い。）
このあと、ロボットはキットではなく自作するようになりましたが、そのあともしばらく楽器でロボットをコントロールするということをしていました。
6月1日
４th movie "back and bottom side of the head " -
The structure of original humanoid robot
There
is an opening on the back of the head
for taking out and maintaining the
controller.
In addition to Arudino, a step-down
converter for converting the voltage
from 12V to 5V is also stored.
A servo motor for rotating the head is
attached to the bottom.
There is a half circle groove on the
bottom of the head and the top of the
body for wiring power and signal lines
to the LED,controller and servo motor.
So, the cables are not pulled in when
the head is rotated.
The head can be rotated 270 degrees.
I did
an experiment. "Music can be played
with the sound of gears when the servo
rotates?"
The rotation speed is divided by
1.0595 for each semitone, it should be
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but I can
not recognize it.
* The calculation of temperament is
POWER (2,1 / 12) = 1.0595.
If I adjust it, it may be a little
better, but it is hard since the
resolution of speed is only 255.
