Sketch of Musical instrument.
I will re-make the previously created
turtle-shaped musical instrument
"Turtle Pan".
Try to move its head, tail, and limbs.
Until now, I haven't attached motors
to instruments, so this is a new
attempt.
7月26日
Aura Lea
Three steampunk-style robots will play
Aura Lea. Steampun-kun and Steam-Panda
are playing an instrument called
Propanota.
Mimizu-kun is playing a gamelan toy
that was given as a gift from
Indonesian friend Yohanes.
The band of steampunk robots, aiming
to perform in the majestic atmosphere
of the Orient.
I am planning to add the variation of
the songs, but it is difficult to play
fast-paced songs, and I think the
tempo of the video is the maximum.
7月26日
東京オリンピック
The opening ceremony of the Olympic
Games was held in Tokyo and was
broadcast worldwide.
Looking at the posts and articles on
facebook, I get the impression that
the evaluations and ratings from
overseas are generally bad, and in
Japan half positive and half negative
opinions.
I'm not interested in sports at all,
but I turned on the TV because I
wanted to see the show.
I think it was from 8 pm to 12 pm in
Japan.
I was watching while rumbling, but I
fell asleep on the way to the parade
of the player, and when I woke up, I
saw the drone show.
After that,I saw the show while doing
other things, but I watched until the
end.
The drone has been spoiled since the
day before, and it's something I can
imagine, so I don't have any
particular impressions.
In the first half of the show, there
was a projection on the floor.
About two years ago, when I happened
to be in China, I saw the opening
ceremony of something like the
military Olympics on the hotel TV.
It was a vast venue, but the images
were so clear that I thought the
entire floor was liquid crystal
panels. (Maybe that was the case.)
I think that the impact was stronger
there, but I also wondered if there
was a difference in camera work or the
way it was projected. Also, if we
don't show Japanese own technology, it
is the difference in how much money we
spend.
In any case, high-tech things such as
drones and projections are necessary
as a given story, but what about other
content?
As for my impressions, there are
things that only Japanese people can
enjoy, and I wonder how much
foreigners enjoyed seeing them. How
many people in the world know the
theme song of Dragon Quest, and how
many people find the skits of
entertainers that you often see on
Japanese variety shows interesting.
What I personally found interesting
was the pictogram, and I saw the
images and videos on facebook from
overseas as well. I think it was
welcomed overseas.
What I didn't really understand was
tap dancing, which has nothing to do
with sports or Japanese culture, and
is sober anyway. I wonder why it was
in the show. I saw a post saying that
analog thing like tap dance is the
best. I'm not particular about digital
and analog, but I'm not sure why
that's the case.
I think the pictograms are analog and
inexpensive, even though it was great,
you know. Well, I like typography,
shapes, design-related things, but
some people might have thought it was
boring.
Overall, including the last torch
performance, it seems to pretend
appealing to the world, but in fact I
wondered if it was a show made for
Japanese people.
7月23日
Robolympics
Robolympics is the original name of
RoboGames, the world competition for
robots held every year in California.
I participated twice, but it seems
that the last one was held in 2018.
If the robot get within the 3rd place
in the competition, the robot will get
something like a gold, silver or
bronze medal.
There are various competitions, but
the main competition is to crash robot
cars equipped with weapons.
I feel that the battle of humanoid
robots is more popular in Japan, but
the games are often sober.
The collision of robot cars is flashy
with sparks, and since this
competition was also held at the
DFRobot event in Shanghai, I think it
is also popular in China.
Since the Maker Faire Bay Area has
disappeared, I was thinking of
participating again, but I wonder when
it will be held next time.
ロボリンピックは、カリフォルニアで毎年開かれていたロボット競技の世界大会RoboGamesの発足時の名称です。
私も２回ほど参加しましたが、最後に開催されたのは2018年のようです。
競技で３位以内に入賞すると、金、銀、銅のメダルっぽいものがもらえます。
色々な競技があるのですが、メインとなる競技は武器を搭載したロボットカーをぶつけ合うというものです。
日本だと二足歩行ロボットのバトルのほうが人気があるような気がしますが、試合は地味なことが多いです。
ロボットカーのぶつけ合いは火花が散ったして派手ですし、上海のDFRobotのイベントでもこの競技が行われていましたから、中国でも人気なのかと思います。
メイカーフェア・ベイエリアが無くなってしまったので、また参加しようと思っていたのですが、今度開催されるのはいつかなぁ、という感じですね。
7月22日
Maker Music Festival
Receiving 2 “Awards of Merit” from
judges Lenore Edman and James Simpson
7月22日
光るシート
Musical sheet for circular stringed
instruments.
The conventional one was printed on a
transparent OHP sheet with a regular
printer for use in bright places.
The new one will be put on the disk
where the projector is projecting a
video in a dark room.
Since white cannot be printed with a
normal printer, it is engraved on
transparent acrylic with a laser
cutter.
Obviously, printers can't print white,
and projectors can't project black.
I was planning to shine a black light
on the white carved part in a dark
room, but it did not emit as much as I
expected.
I'm thinking of applying condensing
paint to the engraved part.
円形の弦楽器用の楽譜です。
従来のものは明るい場所で使うために透明なＯＨＰシートに通常のプリンタで印刷していました。
新しいものは暗い場所でプロジェクタで動画を投影している盤面の上に置きます。
通常のプリンタでは白色が印刷できないため、レーザーカッターで透明なアクリルの上に彫刻しています。
当たり前ですが、プリンタでは白色が印刷できない、そしてプロジェクタでは黒色が投影できないのです。
白く彫刻した部分にブラックライトをあてて暗室で光らせる予定でしたが、思ったほど発光しなかったので彫刻部分に集光塗料を塗ろうかと思っています。
7月20日
pineapple
Do you like pineapple?
本日の収穫です。
笹以外は食べれないので、写真だけとって誰かにあげる予定。
Some pictures from the opening of
Maker Faire Cairo.
ZOOM was used, and the participants
were the organizer, the US ambassador
to Egypt, and myself.
I felt strange , but it's a great
honor.
The video of ZOOM should have been
distributed in some way.
I'm guessing that it was being
broadcast live on youtube.
I thought it would be better to have
something Japanese in additon to the
usual robot performance, so I asked
two people in the tatami band to
participate.
Due to the time difference, it was
started from 3:30 midnight.
I used two cameras this time.
There was a slight delay in switching
each time with ZOOM, but there was no
major problem.
Next time, I plan to add more to 3
cameras.
I've been taking the form of a
combination of live performance and
pre-recorded video for a while, but
this time I chose only live
performance because the time is only
15 minutes.
I'm getting used to delivering online
events little by little, but when I
look at the organizers, I get the
impression that they are all in the
stage of trial and error.
In the next few months, we'll be able
to have events at the venue as before,
so by that time the online events at
Maker Faire may be almost gone.
I think there are some events that are
better suited online, but I think the
Maker Faire is different.
However, the merit of being able to
easily participate in overseas events
is great, and it is difficult to
participate in the Maker Faire in
Egypt, so I think the last night was
the only opportunity to participate
it.
メイカーフェア・カイロのオープニングの様子です。
ＺＯＯＭが使用されましたが、参加者は主催者とエジプト駐在の米国大使、そして私の３人です。
声をかけてもらったのが不思議ですが、とても名誉なことです。
なんらかの方法でＺＯＯＭの映像が動画配信されていたはずですが、
(少し前のゆるキャライベントがそうだったのですが)youtubeで同じものがライブ配信されていたのではないかと推察しています。
いつものロボットのパフォーマンスと、日本的なものがあったほうがいいと思い、畳バンドの人たちにも参加してもらいました。
時差があるので深夜３時半からの出番となりました。
今回はカメラを増設して２台でのぞみました。
ＺＯＯＭで都度、切り替えしても多少の遅延はあるものの大きな問題はありませんでした。
次回はさらに増設して３台にするつもりです。
少し前から、ライブパフォーマンスと事前収録動画との組み合わせの形態をとっていたのですが、今回は時間が短いのでライブパフォーマンスのみにしました。
オンラインイベントの配信には、少しづつ慣れてきてはいますが、主催者側の様子をみても、どこも試行錯誤の段階という印象です。
あと数か月すると、もとのように会場でのイベントが可能になると思いますから、そのころにはメイカーフェアのオンラインイベントはほとんど無くなっているかもしれません。
オンラインのほうが向いているイベントもあると思いますが、メイカーフェアは違う気がします。
ただ、海外のイベントに簡単に参加できるというメリットは大きく、今までもこれからもエジプトのメイカーフェアに参加するというのは敷居が高いので、今回参加できたのは唯一のチャンスだったように思います。
7月15日
Schedule
Maker Faire Cairo Opening session
Cairo 8:00 PM (Japan 3:00 AM)
-Remarks by the organizer and the US
Ambassador (5-10 minutes)
-Opening video by the organizers (3-5
min)
-A recorded show - Coke & Mentos (3 -
5 min)
-Robot Band Show (15 min)
メイカーフェア・カイロのオープニングに参加させてもらえることになりました。
アメリカ大使と同じ並びだよ。（笑）
7月10日
Bass Instrument
This is an attempt to make a panda
robot play a bass instrument.
The instrument is inevitably large to
produce bass.
I've been failed several times so far,
but this time it seems to work.
The sound is a little quiet, so should
I use the amp?
パンダのロボットに低音楽器を演奏させる試みです。
低音を出すにはどうしても楽器が大きくなってしまいます。
今まで何回か挫折していますが、今回は上手くいきそうです。
音が少し小さいのでアンプをつけるべきかどうか。。。
Today, I go to the Fab studio and make
some parts with a laser cutter.
Create data with CAD software and read
it into an illustrator to create data
for a laser cutter.
製作過程の紹介
今から工房に行ってレーザーカッターで部品を幾つか制作します。
ＣＡＤソフトでデータを制作し、それをイラストレーターに読み込んでレーザーカッター用のデータを作ります。
